I breed a very diverse collection of animals. I have boas, balls, corns, kings and rat snakes. I haven't sold at a show yet but plan to in the next few years. I have been to a fair amount of shows rangeing from the large, like the NC show to the small, like the Beaver PA shows. I think alot of breeders fall short in certian aspects of retail sales because of lack of a certain flair at their tables. I've seen guys who have rather "plain" ( oh, don't kill me for that, you know what I mean..) snakes who sell out every show because of the service they provide. Case in point, Tim S of Third Eye. I didn't need anthing off of his table but I bought animals from him because he seems like he truly cares for both his animals and the customer. One of his corns I bought died 2 days after I got home. Things happen, I'm a breeder I know this, I mentioned it to him at the next show and he gave me another one, no questions asked! That is the hallmark of a true bussinessman and a herper in general. Are we, the colubrid people providing the customer what they need or are we sitting down in our lawn chairs watching potential customers pick over our stuff then watching them walk down there to the dang ball python guys and spend OUR money at THEIR table? GET up out of that chair and sell! Sorry, I used to be a recruiter. But it is some thing to think about, are we provieding any kind of competition? If some one calls your snakes junk snakes and there is too many witnesses, follow them to their car! Now lets get out there and make it happen! I will see you in 09'!

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