ZuriB

I have never been a fan of the man made hybrids and wouldn't personally go there. I've never given much thought to an intentional intergrade breeding though e.g. sayi/affinis. I'm in former L. getula range, I could easily find californiae, splendida, and nigrita on a single night of road herping. Right by my house they're very very low yellow californiae but what if I intentionally bred one of those to a nigrita?

Just curious what some of your thoughts are on this personally as well as from a breeder/ethical standpoint? I know there are some species in the hobby who have had there purity called more into question than others but I'm guessing some others (pituophis c. comes to mind) are much more common than we know.