dugaduga...
In the kempsy Port Macquarie area Intergrades are found and have been breeding with intergrades for thousands of years, NO coastals, NO diamonds.
Dicco...
Intergrade is where one thing gradually comes together with another, or when one thing gradually changes from one thing, to another, the key word is gradually, why on earth the definition of words magicly change for snakes is beond me.
to help clear up this stuff. All the carpet sub-species developed slight variations to deal with differing habitats ie. natural selection. these natural intergrades, the Port Macs for example could very well be the transitional animals between coastals and diamonds, but no-one can say that the linage is 100% pure as if they are transitional then they were coastal slowly becoming diamond, thus when did they decide not to breed with the more perfect diamonds, or even with the coastals to the north?
I suppose my point is that some peoples opinion that these can only be bred pure is just that, an opinion. Breeding these natural intergrades is really up to the judgement of the owner as to what to breed to it, although they carry the responsability of correctly informing future owners of linage. Some peoples extreme views on this subject are beyond reason.
Please dont take from this that i approve of hybrid snakes, bacuase i dont!!!! Just in this situation there is no clear line between the two sub-species and in the wild the animals primal urges would outweigh colour and creed.
Ps. nice snake PJ64, how about a pic of the women you are refering to, we got to see the snake!!!