I've always been fascinated with snakes in general.

I used to see a beautiful python of some kind in a pet shop near my then boyfriend's home. To my shame I cannot remember what it was. I do know it was at least 5 feet long and very pretty browns and I think blacks. Eventually I got the chance to hold it, I was so thrilled.

My specific thing for ball pythons came about in the lid to late '90's when I worked for Fancy Publications, the people who publish Reptiles magazine. On the front cover of one of the many magazines I sold, was a Piebald ball, the first in this country. I was hopelessly in love. Of course, way back then I couldn't even begin to afford the outrageous pricetag, but I told myself, somehow, someway, someday I'd have one of those magnificent snakes.

Today there are a dozen snakes in my collection so far, and one is my long hoped for pied. A lovely little low-white boy. And with him, I hope one day soon to produce my dream pied, a perfect 50/50.

Gale