Quote Originally Posted by PythonWallace
I hear you, but hybrids take it a big step beyond your arguments. I understand that breeding in captivity passes along genetics that might not be favorable or even chosen in nature, but at least you can breed a morph to a normal, get normal looking snakes and be positive that the snakes you have are 100% ball pythons.
One more point...are captive bred ball pythons that come from a long line of captive breeding projects 100% wild population ball pythons? No.....they are not....and that's my point. If released into the wild after generations of captive breeding would they breed with their wild ancestors in the wild? Maybe....maybe not....

Descent with modification my friend and a lot of modification occurs from animals being breed in a captive setting generation after generation vs a wild setting.