Hi John, I have had the pleasure of Bill's friendship looong before many began asking him questions on the boas he had labeled as 'American Jungles'.
I remember when Bill posted the ads for sale claiming they were not related to the European/Swedish line.
That is why when I bought my two pairs of these from Bill, I didn't do so expecting to produce the Jungles that Lars created and Pete and Jeremy and Alex and Chris have produced.
I posted a long winded, highly detailed response to the post on another forum when people were bashing Bill, because he would not satisfy them with a response to their questions. I do not care to divulge into that again.
I think Bill's ad was much better, much more honest and truthful than many other ads out there posted by others with blatant misinterpretations.
But I don't see a bunch of people taking the time to badger these people for weeks and weeks on end.
These are general questions, are not intended to you, and will not be addressed again if I receive a response:
Does it satisfy you to spend time trashing/asking questions of this person or any other?
Does it satisfy you to try to abate his reputation, all the while potentially diminishing yours as well?
Don't you think if some breeder tried this in a hopeful, yet pathetic, attempt to possibly snatch the one out of 1,000,000 newbies that may be ignorant enough (unknowing, not stupid) and have enough money to possibly afford a $1000-$2000 snake, it would probably be the most pitiful attempt at scamming ever heard of !!!
and last but not least, Don't you think that he may be getting a kick out of this? out of so many people 'getting their panties up in a bunch' over something so trivial?
IMO, if you don't like it, don't buy it!
If you know a friend who actually did buy them thinking they were the European line, help your friend out!
otherwise, worry about your own affairs!
I don't have a girlfriend for the last 2 years because I simply do not have the time to become involved, let alone worry about someone else!
Again, this is not a personal 'attack', just my opinion about the subject matter.
I'll be at Daytona again this year and maybe we can meet up and have a few drinks or whatnot... i'm sure we're both reasonable guys..
I know other breeders, friends of mine, who don't agree with what Bill did with these particular animals. I also know, and so do they, about the blood, sweat and tears put forth to produce the outstanding true redtails Bill has been producing for many, many years ... longer than some of these morph breeders have been around!
Not saying anything about the morph breeders... i'm one of them... can't we all just get along? ... lol
Well, take care guys.. there is so much negativity and problems in this world of ours, if I thought about and worried about them all, my head would explode!
Joe