Reptile expo expansion

[StudentoReptile]

Originally Posted by Kettennatter

That's somewhat sad, but you might be onto something. Many people don't like the "slithering" aspect of a snake. It's easy to cup your hands and place that ball of a snake into it; very non-threatening.

P.S.: It also seems that every store clerk seems to recommend a BP as the first snake.

...and why do you think that is? Might be because its an easy sale....who knows? Makes one wonder, though...

I'll be honest, back when I worked at my LPS, if I was trying to get someone to just HOLD a snake (not even to necessary sell one), the baby BP almost always won them over. Any other snake was too active, but I open up the BP cage, take one out and stick it in the kids hands, parents are like, "...Huh, well THAT's not so bad..."

[Kettennatter]

Originally Posted by StudentoReptile

...and why do you think that is? Might be because its an easy sale....who knows? Makes one wonder, though...

I'll be honest, back when I worked at my LPS, if I was trying to get someone to just HOLD a snake (not even to necessary sell one), the baby BP almost always won them over. Any other snake was too active, but I open up the BP cage, take one out and stick it in the kids hands, parents are like, "...Huh, well THAT's not so bad..."

I think holding a snake is like test driving a car: The chances of purchasing an item after that go up tremendously. And a ball is not very intimidating to pick up.