Australian wildlife is always expensive when it first hits the market because there's so few of it available. Australia is pretty protective of it's wildlife, so you cant just go over and catch your own. The whole market depends on a few animals that exist in the hobby for years.
Womas have been really pricey up until recently now that they're more common. Males are worth less in the hobby than females are, so thats why they cost less than females. Ultimately, people will pay more for a female, so people will ask more for a female.
Quality animals from quality breeders are gorgeous animals, so they've been holding their value well.
Recently, I see lots of washed out ugly green womas which is disappointing. I hope people dont buy up a lot of the dirt cheap ones and breed them and flood the market with cheap, ugly ones.
If you plan to buy, do your homework and save up the dough for a quality snake. In the end, it's worth the extra trouble.
I hope that answer helps a bit.
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Tom

"The more people I meet, the more I like my snakes"

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