I find it a bit wierd to be fair the thought of putting a "standard" into play. There is such a diversity within each morph itself that finding a beginning would be ridiculous for a start but at what point would the line become drawn?

To compare one albino to the next for example - I like high contrast, you prefer low contrast. I prefer high white pied, you prefer low. So which one becomes the standard?

Its a more or less random process and, despite breeders best efforts, some things genetically cannot be dominated outside of a lab.

Its kind of like ( for me anyway ) saying that when 2 newborn babies are placed side by side, does the one with the more round face become more "standard" than the one with the more traingular face? Blonde hair over brown etc I know that is a VERY extreme view of the situation but its how I feel.

The true diversity within the genetics and visual aspects of royals is what I love about this hobby. To make one snake more appealing than the other by placing a standard on them just doesn't work for me although I understand the hypothesis behind the reasoning xx