Quote Originally Posted by MarkS View Post
If all hybrids were infertile, I wouldn't have a problem with it. I once saw a picture of a clutch of F2 Jungle corns. Jungle corns are Cornsnake/Kingsnake hybrids. The F2 generation produced a lot of interesting patterns and colors, but the most memorable hatchling to me was the one that looked exactly like a corn snake. You could not tell by looking at it that it was a hybrid though a significant portion of it's genes came from the kingsnake ancestor. Raising that animal up and breeding it, who knows what you would get? You could throw a big wrench into somebody breeding plans who had a specific goal in mind. Personally I think that people who create hybrids are very short sighted.
Who's to say that colubrids, or any other snake in captivity is a true pure bred, to begin with? Who's to say that somewhere along their bloodline, some sort of hybridization didn't occur in the wild?.... If your against hybrids, why not be against color and pattern morphs as well? Majority of the color and pattern morphs would be more detrimental to a species survival (especially in the wild), than a hybrid would. Hybrids on average, are stronger, grow faster, and have killer appetites. Their health is incredible to boot... Now look at morphs such as the albino.....Tell me what that's doing to the specie, other than adding a rare gem to someones collection...

As for me, I love hybrids, and intergrades. I cannot get enough of them!