"Just look at the BP market. A bunch of morphs that ALL result in similar earthy tones with NO real color, a few "kind of" cool patterns, coupled with sucky personalities...yet $2-3000. price tags are common place, and PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO PAY IT. Im still not 100% convinced there's actually as many different genes as these guys claim. Too many of them look way too similar to begin with, and the co-dom supers result in virtually identical looking snakes. "
" Even the hog guys are going strong. $1800-2000 for an anery hog? More power to them. "
Bro, it is all about money with those scenes. Anytime, when all you see is a weight scale in every photo with the snakes, it is all showing the underlining message. " Make Money!! "
Not a bad thing to make money, but when it gives off the impression that these animals are just something to make money off of, or all that they care about is " ooooooooo..how much does it weigh..so I can make back on my investment ASAP! ( said with Andrew Dice Clay voice...)"....then you know what is goin on. All about money. Most get sold to other breeders, or others who are getting into the market. Not some average joe off of the street that is looking for a pet.
Oh..and the many different kinds of supposed morphs within the ball python scene? Come on! HAHA! Very funny...." ooooo...a different shade of a normal morph...now I gotta name me a new morph!! "...seriously...if that is the case,..then all different shades of a brooks, southern pine, grayband, etc..should all be named different morphs. I now have even read about a Disco morph! HA HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is all about money.
How much of the biological and scientific facts do these scenesters care about, regarding the ball pythons? Do they really read up about them, in regards to range found in the wild? Do they get excited about their breeding habits, with just being excited about knowledge?? Do they observe them in captivity, I mean..really observe each individual specimen? You see what I am getting at???
I noticed over a period of months that my little hypo brooks female, when she smells food, presses her tail up against the cage, and takes about the last 1 inch section of her tail only, and rattles that section only, with excitement about the smell of food. It is very cute! And that may not be even something confined to herself in particular, maybe other brooks do it. My point is, I was astounded by observing her behaviour, and it is all the fun of learning about her as I watch her grow.
Or when I read about the nesting behaviours of northern pine snakes, my all time favorite snakes. I thought I had just read the most exciting literature of my life!!! haha!!!!!!
See..like you said..the king snake scene seems primarily populated by those who are just excited about the snakes. Same with the pit scene, with my perspective. That is how it should be.
Good post Micah!!!
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of BP breeders only see $ signs. All of the colubrid people I know, and even the ones I don't know, but on this forum, seem to have a greater appreciation for the snakes they collect, breed, sell, study - whatever. Clearly, most of US, are NOT solely in this for the $...and although it has it's draw backs for those of us who do try to make a buck or two, I think it's not neccesarily a bad thing. I wish John Q Public would be as excited about kings and milks again, as all of us are. You get SO MUCH more for your money when you buy a giant, colorful, curious, and active florida morph, or tri-spectacularly colored king. Even the hog guys are going strong. $1800-2000 for an anery hog? More power to them.
