Here in the US, we have central heating and air, which along with the diversity of climates, can make it harder to maintain humidity for ball pythons.
And as long as the snake is not stressed due to too large of a space or lack of hides, and other factors, we should not anthropromorphize our snakes by thinking they will be happier in a tank vs a tub. They really don't care, they don't have the mental capability to care.
And some tubs can be fairly see through.
As this 72qt tub is being used by my large female:
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I will be moving her to a 40 gallon tank but she is quite content in her tub.
In Finland the number of people who breed their snakes may be smaller too. And if you went to a larger breeder I am sure you would see them using a rack system as well.
Keeping pet snakes, if you only have a few in tubs... is a little odd. But some do it for the economical reason of using heat tape instead of UTH's, one thermostat, and the overal health of their pets.
Just a thought
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