Reptile expo expansion

[Kettennatter]

Originally Posted by StudentoReptile

That could be part of it. Pythons are definitely more "exotic" both in appearance and by name.

But in my experience, that mentality is only a fraction of the new snake owners. Many are just looking for something easy and inexpensive. Then its just a matter of what feels right in their hands and what visually appeals to them. Some go for a CA kingsnake as opposed to a cornsnake. Some people like the squirmy active colubrid compared to the laidback boa or python.

A CA kings can be tricky because of their quirks or antics. Beautiful snakes, for sure. I don't think anybody recommended one when I was looking for my first snake.

I think that can be said for a lot of species! Definitely ball pythons, leopard geckos, ratsnakes, etc. Its soooo not just a cornsnake thing!

I'm not saying that other snakes are not addictive. But they are not as inexpensive and trouble-free as the corn (or rat snake, I give you that).