Quote Originally Posted by ChristinaP View Post
That question I feel has been answered. Temperment, size, hardiness, easy to clean habitat, feeding, heck cost of food even. The other stuff comes (humidity and temp) with research, which is why I am soooooooooo big into research and responsibilities. I don't think you understood what I was saying.
All of what I bolded plus the "coolness" factor of telling your friends you have a python is what makes it such a popular (perhaps not necessarily best but popular) first snake. The folks that are after the "coolness" factor first and foremost simply aren't going to do the research beforehand and the items that I bolded will enable (usually) them to keep a snake alive long enough to do the research after the fact. Just my .02

As to what you're trying to say... I think I understand but this particular medium of conversation isn't all that great at conveying almost ethereal concepts. I find it very difficult sometimes to fully express myself on a forum.