Prices at the pet store

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Consider this though...
You want to buy a normal ball python as a pet.
You find one for $30 from a breeder...and pay $40-50 shipping...then you have to worry about it coming in alive or at all...

Sometimes it's easier to pay $80 at a Petstore...assuming they are in good condition and it's not a slum store.

Or you find a breeder in your area and go to their facility to pick up a normal at about $15. You know it's a captive bred animal from a reputable source and that it hasn't had a life full of stress and being exposed to who knows what illness in who knows what conditions.