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RE: I've spent god knows how many thousands.

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Posted by: gregbennett at Thu Jun 6 16:29:19 2013   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by gregbennett ]  
   

>>Oh I'm sure some people really do! I've seen the ads!

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>>I know most hobbies are expensive...but my point is Wow! You've officially entered "The Brave Ones Club" .....ha!

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>>Would you mind sharing a photo of that 20k snake? Or is it secret?

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>>Out of curiosity how long does it typically take to make your money back on such a snake?



Sure here he is as a baby. It's a pastel banana ball python. He is the most expensive single snake I've ever purchased. I've purchased many reptiles in the $5K-$10K range.



If I'm lucky and his females lay I could make my money back and then some this year. If they don't lay it could be 2-3 years as prices will drop over the years. This same snake cost $8-10K this year. Just 2-3 years ago they were $60K. The idea is when they are $1-2K I can sell 50 of them very easy. The sooner you buy into a project the more risk is involved but you also stand a better chance of making a lot of money.



You don't buy $10K snakes/reptiles if you just do this as a hobby.



I've been buying high-end reptiles since I was 13. At the age of 15 I got my first taxable job at Hardees flipped burgers just so I could buy high-end reptiles. I've never been a fancy car, clothes, etc person but I've always enjoyed owning and breeding high-end reptiles.




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Hognose, Sand Boa & Ball Python Morphs



Greg Bennett | www.hognose.com


   

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