Umm....the depends on the "method of aquisition" lol....if you're talking about an actual purchase, id say 1999.....when I purchased my first ball python. My first herps were when i was in about 4th-5th grade, i had a large female garter snake and several turtles and toads. The turtles and toads i only had over the summers, but the garter i had for about 4 years. After the garter, i was told by my mother that the only way id be able to have another snake would be if i moved out. :p
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