Quote Originally Posted by jamromhem View Post
I think if you are WCing and breading the WC snakes you should return some of what you got. That might make the difference from you still being able to find them next year. Just my thought. While the released young may not survive neither does all wild born young, but atleast you gave them a chance to return to their natural population.
A noble thought, but C/B snakes from W/C parents ethically (and usually legally) should not or can not be released into the wild. There is no guarantee of success for the offspring, and the general reasoning concerns immunities, parasites, inherited preferential dietary behaviors, and environmental impact. Perhaps if you just caught a W/C mother, and she's about to pop, might I agree with releasing the babies immediately after birth in the same location where the mother was caught.

This is a classic example of how good intentions mess with the complex natural cycles of ecosystems.