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Carmichael
at Sat Oct 23 17:51:14 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Carmichael ]
How about a really nice looking normal ball python! Seriously, not to make fun of the whole ball python morph craze, nor your post, for which I am sure you just wanted a straight answer, but I have stopped coming to this forum (I used to be a regular years ago) because its all about who has the hottest new morph on the market and what morph brings in the most money as an "investment" (gosh, I hate that word when describing living beings). Most of these so called $$$ morphs are really nothing more than nice variations of a standard looking ball python that people are crazy enough to actually shell out thousands of dollars for; but hey, more power to them (hope these same people are making their alimony and child support payments!). I think we have lost site of what brings real joy to this hobby...or maybe I am the one who is not "with it". I work with some of the world's rarest reptiles including venomous species (hot, hot, hot) and one of my favorite reptiles is my 35 year old normal, but beautiful, ball python. This animal has done more to turn people on to reptiles than any of the show stopper herps I use.
Sorry, I know that this is probably not what you were expecting but I just felt like I had to put in my pidly .02.
Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL
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I know!!...and a small rant... - Carmichael, Sat Oct 23 17:51:14 2004