I know... Balls are the real evil in the world (but don't tell THOSE guys I said that!)

Honestly, I've been keeping and breeding balls for a long time. I've kept other snakes in the past (both big and small - quite a few species - burms to bulls). I had a friend who used to have an pretty sizable collection of boas (Columbians, if I remember correctly) and I would often help him clean and feed.

After I got married and started having kids my available space became increasingly limited ball pythons became easier to keep and with the various colors and patterns that were emerging I had a few "must have" morphs on my list.

I'll be the first to admit that ball pythons have a more "subdued" personality (in general) and that is one reason I'm looking to diversify my collection again. I'll be buying a new house in the spring and will have more space to devote to some of the display cages and tanks that I would like to have again. Racks are alright, but it's hard to show someone your collection in a favorable manner when it looks like all of your snakes are locked away in a dark drawer (this is especially difficult for non-snake people to grasp).

So...THAT is why I want to get a boa or two. No breeding. No morphs needed. I prefer the wild types boas for the same reason another person might prefer a certain morph of a ball... they are simply more visually appealing to me. In fact, outside of ball pythons, there are very few "morphs" of any other species that I prefer over their wild type counter part.

You are only a couple hours away from me, Jeff, and I've been tossing around the idea of requesting an invite for quite a few years now, but it seems I never am able to find the time anyways.

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