Quote Originally Posted by PythonWallace View Post
I see what Wes is saying. The snakes are going to be collected and sold, whether it is to the American and European pet hobby or the Asian food market. From what I understand, Ghana is pretty good about keeping the natural population up, while Togo and Benin aren't very concerned about having the ball python trade as a sustainable resource. On the other hand, the snakes being collected are coming from a pretty small locality in all three countries, so even with stripping these areas dry there are still major untapped areas where BPs are abundant. I don't personally have a problem with people importing snakes for the pet trade. I'd like to see a new morph or two unveiled here every year for as long as possible, and I'd definitely rather see these snakes at a local reptile show than in a can of snake meat in Vietnam. I do find the idea of buying a couple of gravid females in an attempt to hit a morph lottery to be a waste of time and money, but to each his own.
I agree 100%.

Also to littleindianagirl's post. The odd ball snakes that are found are generally given up to major exporters and they contact major breeders in America(RDR, Nerd, BHB, etc). With WC gravid females average breeders have a chance at something new.

Thats the difference.