Python x Boa??

[Jeanne]

I agree about the health issues completely... I was posting this message mainly as a curiosity question. But it can be argued though that some crosses, whether natural or "man-made" produce an offspring that has diminished inherent problems. Such as with most dogs I've seen that have been crossed with poodles, the offspring take on the poodle's lack of shedding and they become almost hypoallergenic because of the lack of dander produced. Which can, in turn, allow someone who had been allergic to dogs because of dander to have a canine companion.

Of course you could just get a full-blooded poodle.

IMO you are comparing apples to oranges. Poodles and other "pure bred" dogs are man made.. they do not/ did not occur naturally. Man has taken many dogs and bred them with certain others to bring out traits that they themselves want... and there are many health issues due to this.

But if you want to compare apples to apples, compare a wolf crossed with say a coyote. They are both canines, that do not to my knowledge breed in the wild naturally. I think this comparison is more like breeding python to python (different species) or boa to boa (different species). Regardless, there will be health issues no matter what species you cross breed. And cross breeding only perpetuates the type of breeding that takes from the original beauty/health of the original species. If it was meant to be, mother nature would have done so herself.