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Summary: Price may be prohibitive when buying a snake. Make sure you know what your financial commitments are going to be. Learn how to choose a snake from an industry professional in this free pet video.
Cordell Jacques has worked in the pet industry for more than 10 years. He is also a reptile hobbyist in one form or another. Jacques keeps more than 20 various reptiles, frogs, fish...read more
"The last thing we are going to touch on very quickly is, of course, the price of your snake. This is going to be a large determining factor for most people, you know you can't of course run out and buy a two thousand dollar snake like right off the bat. You know find the right snake of all the requirements before that we talked about, that's also in the right price range for you. Like for instance a blood python like this is going to run somewhere in the hundred and twenty or maybe two hundred, three hundred dollar range depending on color marks and things like that. So you know pay close attention to that as well. It's important to that when you are looking at snakes and prices, you are just not looking at the price of the snake. Take into account the full price of the entire setup that you are going to need for that snake. At both the price you are purchasing it now and it's adult size. So make sure you pay close attention to that as well. A small baby corn snake is going to cost you a heck of a lot less than purchasing a six foot blood python. So make sure you pay close attention to the prices, think about the price of the whole setup, not just the price of the snake. Consider all of that, the price of the snake because it's entirely necessary to keep a healthy and happy animal."
eHow Article: Choosing a Pet Snake: Price