Maybe I was a bit brash with that comment, maybe it's more of a personal opinion, but the snake is not normal. Sure, morphs aren't normal either, but that's only a coloration change. A scaled snake isn't as vulnerable to damage like a scaleless snake would be...I mean, can you bandage a snake if it gets cut? Can you live feed and prevent teeth or claws from doing damage?
No offense to anyone who has one, but they're just plain ugly, like a hairless dog or cat...the skin is all wrinkled, and the colors are muted. Baldness in humans is okay, but a snake?
But, to each his/her own...beauty and the beast, etc...we fall in love with the ugliest things sometimes. Like, my first girlfriend for example...