If I understand things correctly, Australia shut down all exporting of their animals (or maybe just snakes? Not sure.) Anyhow, Australian snakes are expensive because there is no constant source of wild-caught animals like there are with most other species. They may have relatively large clutches, but if there were few breeding animals to begin with, it will take a LONG time to build up enough breeders so that there are enough babies to meet the demand and bring the prices down.


And anytime the prices drop a bit...demand goes up, and babies get snatched up even faster......