I try to keep things professional; even on this forum which can be challenging at times. There's no doubt that you breed snakes because you truly love working with them; that is evident (and there's nothing wrong with being able to make a living at working with herps; heck, I have one of the best reptile jobs in the world). And yes, "normal" rock and burms are a dime a dozen....I guess that is what really bothers me; and that is, we have mass produced these animals so much, that there is no longer any appeal in owning a beautiful snake. Instead, it is more important to have something that is "different" or unique. I'd love to see more emphasis on how people keep these animals (the types of enclosures they are kept in). More emphasis should be on designing enclosures that fully meet the needs of the animals. I see so many people spend all of their money on the actual animal and then skimp on proper housing (and then they post a question on the forum that says something like "My $10,000 snake has a cold, I don't know why, but his temps are like in the 70's"....okay, a little extreme, but you get my point). I just hope that we can still protect some of the pure bloodlines/lineages of these beautiful animals so that they aren't reduced to nothing more than a glorified "mut" snake. Just my .o2. Good luck on your projects.

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