Different breeders have different ideas on what they think they can sell the snakes they have for so it's normal that prices vary.



There also could be some older animals involved that you would be paying a premium for (I've not looked at the ads yet but an 02 male could well breed this winter and hence be worth more than an 03 if that is what you are seeing).



Also, with hets there is a significant issue of trust involved. Kingsnake doesn't make it their business to guarantee the advertisers, and there isn't really anyway they could know about hets anyway (I think if they are really bad they can get kicked off because of complaints but it will be years before anyone knows about hets sold today). I would suggest doing a lot of research on any potential seller. First find their name (I frankly worry about sellers that don't post their name) and do a search. There is another site, which specializes in gathering information (good and bad) on sellers but often the business names change so you need a person’s name to search on.



Best of luck!

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