For the trip home, just get a simple little styrofoam cooler. Put a towel in the bottom to keep the snake from bumping around. they will probably sell you one in a deli-cup so you can just set it down in there. Unless your heater in your car is out you will be fine. I use the same little thing that Jo uses for transporting.....they work great. You will probably pay a little more at a show then a store, but man the quality of the snake will be tons better. Like Rapture said.....make sure its feeding! Remember if there are 5 tables with ball pythons on them and one has them for $20 and all the rest are $50, there is a reason they are $20.....LOL Not saying any one at a show selling cheap is bad, just be watchful of things like that.

Get pics!......LOL