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How many people like these pythons and would buy them if they were priced lower. Thanks

I was lucky enough to get to check out a collection that had a several adult and baby Angolans. The adult Angolans have really cool patterns, perfect pet size (my opinion) and a very unique feel with the raised, or beaded scales.

What can't be shown well on the internet is the INSANE beauty of baby Angolans. They almost look like velvet. They may be the prettiest baby snakes there are.

The downside about them, (like lots of other high end snakes) is that the keepers don't talk a lot about them. They show the occasional picture, but leave captive care a mystery. The Barkers had a caresheet written up a while ago.

I will be getting a pair of Angolans, probably this year... the price is high. But a friend of mine put it well, "Price is just another hurdle to jump to get the animals you want".

Like all snakes, the price will come down with more captive breeding. The cool thing is that they are still a high-end animal just because they are rare. No morphing or anything. Just rare. I like that.

Doug T

I feel the same way about them as well. Ive seen them in the flesh and they are neat. Just a neater version of the ball. When it comes to soft feeling, Id have to go with the white lip though. Another thing-angolans are rare, which makes them neat, not a morph. Same thing goes with Timors, but at least you can find angolans. How come timors arent even that close in price yet they have only been bred twice?

I feel the same way about them as well. Ive seen them in the flesh and they are neat. Just a neater version of the ball. When it comes to soft feeling, Id have to go with the white lip though. Another thing-angolans are rare, which makes them neat, not a morph. Same thing goes with Timors, but at least you can find angolans. How come timors arent even that close in price yet they have only been bred twice?

but rarity isn't the only thing about Timors. Dont they have the problem of being hard to breed? That limits the number of keepers willing to try. Angolans don't have any reputation for being fragile or tough to breed. So breeders are probably more likely to invest their time and effort into something that can return the investment.

I say get them both.

Seems to me that if you're gonna spend thousands of dollars on an animal or two, the breeder should be bending over backwards to tell you if there are any tricks to keeping these animals! A happy customer is a repeat customer, or a potential referral.

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-Joan

They are a very under rated python. There popularity should increase as more and more people are working with them. They are very unique with the beaded scales and there ability to compress there bodies to fit through small crevasses.
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I love the angolans and consider them the next step up from ball pythons for anyone interest and not afraid of the price tag. There is no picture that does them justice. I bought one and find myself taking it out and letting it cruise through my hands. I feel like a kid with a new bag of marbles (same feel too!). Mind you, I still do this even a year later!

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