As someone currently keeping 15 species of snakes I have to say it is mostly the challenge of keeping so many different animals all feeding, growing and thriving well. I had also amassed an additional ton of African House snakes that I have now placed with a large commercial breeder and I had to do it because I eventually had to admit it was just to many.

I plan to add 4-6 more species, all singles and no more breeding

As someone that does educational programs diversity gives me more to discuss, show and more "shots" to break through barriers. That is really cool too, but again I think it is having so many different animals that I have to accommodate and learn to understand at a deep level to keep them all doing well. Sometimes I almost feel like the world traveling herpetologist I dreamed of being as a kid,