Most dog breeds were produced for a specific purpose as domesticated service animals. A few were developed for ornamental aspects to serve as companions.



Snakes are neither domesticated service animals, nor companions. They are "display" animals, to be appreciated for their appearance more than anything. There is no interaction with a snake that comes close to the interaction you can have with a dog. If we didn't keep them in enclosures, they would leave without hesitation. If you smell like food, they will bite you.



That being the case, it makes perfect sense for people to 1) selectively breed the naturally occuring phases of snakes to enhance what we subjectively consider asthetically pleasing traits (compare a corn snake caught wild in the Okeetee region with an "okeetee" phase captive produced specimen), and 2) breed hybrids to produce colors and patterns not produced in nature to appreciate, subjectively, the result.

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