I would dish out the cash if it weren't for the fact I'm 12 and live with my dad full-time, who hates snakes to begin with and would definitely NOT pay that much for a snake. I would try to earn money, but my $200 was just spent on my ball python's new enclosure. Basically, he's not willing to pay more than $500 on the snake and all of its stuff put together, which really limits my options.