What are peoples views on these???

[Kimberlyann]

Im more into the ball/retic/boas then the tiny little milk/corn/rat snakes

 

[Snake_Whisperer]

Some great patterns and colours.

 

[Pinoy]

Glad to know I'm not the only one that can't make my mind up about these lol.

For me, the colours just don't do it for me because they don't really look like snakes, more like toys or those dogs that get their coats dyed all kinds of fluro colours.
It just doesn't look right.
However, I am amazed by the colours that are able to be produced from animals that look nothing like the end, hybrid result.

Something tells me though, if you had a missus or friends that aren't too keen on snakes, these ones would probably ease them into them a lot better than a big black head or bredli lol.

 

[feathergrass]

i dont have a snake YET ( project in the working ) But i wouldnt get those ones they look too edible with their bright colours like gummi snakes..i perfer natural looking ones not things that look like they fell in a bucket of rainbow paint....but i spose ones that look like that would be good for someone who has kids or partner that dont like the *real natural* looking snake..is sad though do theses lik snakes like looking like edible hippies?

 

[Rhomany]

Personally I think it's sick how America sells exotic animals for so cheap and doesn't have any sort of imported animal laws to protect the animals of the world. It's like they're turning snakes into a dog breed. This is "playing god" in a way. Despite how awesome it would be to own exotics in general, I think Australia has the right idea in protecting the wildlife. They're really beautiful animals but they're made for the American consumer because they look "cool", not for someone that's actually interested in owning a real snake because they're interested in reptiles.

 

[moosenoose]

Great handstand

 

[matt1084]

I love it that ppl are referring to natural looking snakes, Have you seen a natural coloured milksnake? they are really brown/grey hey?
Id love a couple of those some are a bit over the top but to me some just look awesome! They are not trying to flog them off as pure bred snakes either which annoys the crap out of me in Aust where clearly ppl have crossed snakes and porn them off as pure. be honest its easy. But as a pet snake id have as many as I could get. Oh to be in the states.

 

[nervous]

Personally I think it's sick how America sells exotic animals for so cheap and doesn't have any sort of imported animal laws to protect the animals of the world. It's like they're turning snakes into a dog breed. This is "playing god" in a way. Despite how awesome it would be to own exotics in general, I think Australia has the right idea in protecting the wildlife. They're really beautiful animals but they're made for the American consumer because they look "cool", not for someone that's actually interested in owning a real snake because they're interested in reptiles.

well you need to remember that the reptile industry is a pet industry, its not a conservation industry! the pet industry is all about creating the perfect animal for an individual person, whether that be natural appearing animals to very vibrant and colorful animals.
The reason some are so cheap is because they have been bred the crap out of and the price doesn't fit the demand, so they lower the price to try and sell them off.

i don't understand why people are stating these as "NOT REAL" snakes? they eat, act, defecate, bite etc... the same as "WILD TYPES" they just have more color... they seem real to me.

 

[K3nny]

Hybrids are cool and all but why does the site have to name the colour morph when they're talking about the mixes?

in 1 word, marketing

it directs ppl away from the fact that they are essentially "mongrels" if you will

 

[nervous]

in 1 word, marketing

it directs ppl away from the fact that they are essentially "mongrels" if you will

all i see him doing is labeling them for what they are! he has what they are crossed with and of course he is going to add that they are hets, or albinos etc..., because that is what that are.

 

[longqi]

Personally I think it's sick how America sells exotic animals for so cheap and doesn't have any sort of imported animal laws to protect the animals of the world. It's like they're turning snakes into a dog breed. This is "playing god" in a way. Despite how awesome it would be to own exotics in general, I think Australia has the right idea in protecting the wildlife. They're really beautiful animals but they're made for the American consumer because they look "cool", not for someone that's actually interested in owning a real snake because they're interested in reptiles.

Exactly the same thing is happening in Aus
How do you think we ended up with Jags for example??
How many hybrid experiments are going on at present in Aus??
Breeding for colour is definitely now restricted to USA

Chondros used to be $10,000 +++ each here
Jungles $600 each
Only oversupply killed those markets
Exactly the same as USA

Corns Kings Milks etc are American Snakes

 

[SteveNT]

I wouldn't swap my bhp for one of those. They dont do it for me.

Ball pythons though....

 

[aussiepython]

Imagin if humans where worried about being mongrels (;
There would be more hitlers.

 

[SteveNT]

Imagin if humans where worried about being mongrels (;
There would be more hitlers.

There are.