You're exactly right, regarding the size too, as few people actually have the facilities to maintain large constrictors, so teh smaller P. regius appeals to them as well.
I believe you would be surprised by the number of people who have purchased high end color morph P. regius simply to have one as a pet, as I know MANY folks who have done just that, though not everyone has a desire to post their business and / or animals on the internet. I know a few who refrain from posting out of fear someone might discover where they live and attempt to steal their animals, a very real threat in todays society I'm afraid.
While the "morph du jour" will certainly go to other established breeders, at prices which could support some third world countries for a year, there are always those who simply wish to keep something "unique" and harbor the financial resources to acquire such.
If you believe color morph snakes are expensive and a lot of folks get their feelings hurt by getting left out, try looking into equines! My wife is a former national equestrian champion and breeder of Andalusian horses. This works perfectly well for me, as it allows me to justify any “high end” acquisitions I might be inspired to make, as the highest prices reptiles do not come close in comparing to the price of highest priced equines…

Just something to chew on,

Jeff
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Jeff Snodgres
University of Arkansas
snodgresjeffreys@uams.edu
501.603.1947

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• Just gotta vent my feelings... - Skorcho, Sun Jul 23 19:15:53 2006
• RE: Just gotta vent my feelings... - FunkyRes, Sun Jul 23 20:11:51 2006
• RE: Just gotta vent my feelings... - Skorcho, Sun Jul 23 20:47:50 2006
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• RE: Just gotta vent my feelings... - Skorcho, Mon Jul 24 11:40:20 2006
• morph prices - forkit, Mon Jul 24 21:36:53 2006
• RE: Welcome to capitalism! - epidemic, Tue Jul 25 11:29:55 2006
• RE: Welcome to capitalism! - Skorcho, Tue Jul 25 14:55:13 2006
• RE: Welcome to capitalism! - epidemic, Tue Jul 25 16:57:04 2006
• RE: Oh yeah! - epidemic, Tue Jul 25 17:02:20 2006
• RE: morph prices - HognoseVsPython, Wed Jul 26 12:41:33 2006
• RE: morph prices - Skorcho, Wed Jul 26 14:15:28 2006
• I couldn't agree with you more. - Geckofanatic23, Wed Aug 2 01:22:01 2006