A couple more fun notes from the expo:
- I got to handle an Angolan python. Their scales weren't as strongly keeled as I had expected. He had a nice disposition though. Vendor told me that he has a fatty deposit in his neck. I didn't notice it. I wasn't considering buying it, but I appreciate the forthright disclosure. It's the kind of thing that makes me trust a vendor.
- I asked a vendor to tell me about his Chinese King Snake. He responded like he had been waiting his whole life for someone to ask him that question. It wasn't salesmanship. It was pure passion. And it was infectious. I'm still not considering getting one, but, now, I feel like I'm missing out.
- I caught the tail-end of a negotiation for an adult black-headed python. Beautiful animal. The price was $3500. She said she really ought to talk to her spouse first. The salesman responded, "It's better to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission." She started to walk away. The price dropped to $3000. Though it clearly pained her, she kept going.
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