MORPHOLOGY has been replaced by DNA when deciding TAXONOMY. Do grad students have too much power? @reptile

Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

Taxonomy is often confusing and controversial. These days DNA is replacing morphology in importance. Is that a good thing? Should twenty-something PhD candidates have so much power in potentially changing long-standing taxonomy. Does taxonomy change too often or not enough?

Please check out our full interview with Craig Trumbower:

youtube.com/watch?v=1q17UhgX7xE&t=92s

MORPHOLOGY has been replaced by DNA when deciding TAXONOMY. Do grad students have too much power?

Check out the next video for the results.

NO MORE negative language to describe snakes. It isnt cute, nor helpful to them.

Utah milksnake, followed by Arizona mountain kingsnake. What do you notice about their heads?

From our accidental Cape House Snake clutch of only two. One normal and one likely Sunglow!

AURORA HOUSE SNAKES. First of six! Please check out our long form content.

DO this, DONT do that! Breeding comes with options, and several ways to get good results.

Bull snakes ARE gopher snakes, and gopher snakes are THE BEST pet snake. Change our mind.

ENRICHMENT is a scam! The word has been rendered useless, we prefer STIMULATION, heres why.

Gray Banded Kings. Beautifully underrated!