It's kind of the same here in Europe, the emphasis seems to be less on Ball Python morphs in particular but more on ridiculously expensive (boid) snakes in general. Last time I went to Houten, I saw a Black Eyed Leucistic Ball Python offered for sale for 145 thousand Euro (that's about 183 thousand USD). I actually didn't even like the snake, but even if I did and even if I had this kind of money to spend on snakes, I still wouldn't even consider buying a snake this expensive at a reptile show. Ratsnakes, both Asian and American, are still available, but not quite as much as they used to be. The same goes for Kinsnakes and Milksnakes. The only ratsnakes you can always count on are the Cornsnake morphs and Cornsnake hybrids. Until just a few years ago, I used to buy most (if not all) of my snakes at reptile shows like Houten and Hamm. Now I have to find my snakes on the internet, and I attend only one or two reptile shows a year. It used to be an exiting event. It used to be something to look forward to. Now it just sucks.

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