I agree with Hugsplox about seeing both sides of this issue, & while it's obviously for the benefit of someone breeding snakes for sale (which is not my personal interest at all), I don't believe it sounds harmful as far as experimental issues go- I can think of many things that are far worse.
I don't know Wilbanks one way or another, so I certainly don't know what's in his mind, but I can't imagine he's not interested in protecting his investment- for this reason I'm not willing to throw stones at him for trying something different, even though it's not something I'd care to repeat- & like I said before, the fact that he was willing to share the information took guts, opening himself up to criticism just to share some experimental knowledge.
Humans being what they are, I don't think we'll ever be able to separate the breeding of exotic animals from some taking personal satisfaction in doing so & pride in being a "first" at something- I think we all share different proportions of the same reasons for keeping & breeding snakes, & that will probably never change.
I love that our discussion here is seeing different ethical sides of this issue & making us all think more about it with such thoughtful replies, especially what's best for the animals & why.
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