"In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous"- Aristotle.
For me, I enjoyed the intellectual challenge and the opportunity to facilitate the the intricate, elegant processes around and within organisms. It's not so much that I have something from Asia, but I have an example of one individual with roots in a naturally selected allele frequency and as an additional challenge I am required to construct a salubrious environment on the whole other side of the world; furthermore, I am allowed greater flexibility in what I do with this individual's fitness, do I breed him/her randomly or selectively? Also, and I am sure others will comment share this, there is just something about directly interacting with snakes that is just phenomenal to say the least. You might say that in losing yourself in the complex simplicity that seems to characterize these animals, you may often find pieces of your true self and skills you honestly did not know you had. At the end of the day, it's all just a lot of fun...personally I usually come home drained from a long day at college and work, my snakes keep me entertained, busy, and, most importantly, learning.
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