I think the biggest change is that we used to go out and collect the target snakes we wanted and kept them. With new laws restricting this the hobby had to change over to breeding.



Without going out and catching your own zonata, greyband, Indigo, rosy boa, pinesnake, milksnake etc. You don't understand and appreciate the ecology of these animals.



Also if you wanted something exotci you either had to travel to S. America or mexico and bring it back yourself. Either that or you purchsed direct from the collector who caught them and get to hear the story of how they found them.



I will never forget when I saw the first Sinaloan milksnakes brought over. The collector just got out of his vehicle from Mexico and started pulling them from bags. He described how and where they were found and even the type of small mice indigenous to the area. ..which is why w/c adult sinaloans always wanted fuzzies.



That time is long gone and it made it more interesting for the keepers because we actually had an interest in the snakes and not just breeding.
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