My friend and I are considering breeding our two snakes at some point in the future.

Thing is, we have no real idea about their genetic history. They came as a juvenile pair to us from a friend who had taken them in from someone who didn't want them, and now needed more space himself. He never found out if they're related.

The male is red-sided, and the female is florida blue.

Two questions:

1. With those two very different colourings, could they be related or is it an impossibility?

2. If there is a chance that they could be from the same parents, would it be alright to breed them? I don't know what the policy is on breeding closely related snakes. Would we create strange monsters, or would it be fine?

Thanks,

Lexa