Mark and others, I am notoriously a cheapskate and rarely pay much for any snake
That said, I paid $40. for the girl in the first pic as a hatchling. Of course that was from one of my best friends! My son and I pick his best one with the least black every year. However, I haven't paid any more than $50. for the others I have either. Realistically, the prices generally start at around $75. for average looking hatchlings these days at the biggest shows. I sell my AZ. (pyro pyro) mtn. kings for $40.-$50. Knobs are usually much faster on the "uptake", and begin feeding on pinks without as much trouble as the other ssp. in my exp. Thay also seem to breed a bit easier and lay more eggs. Mine never "shut down" in the fall/winter like the other pyros either. I remember not long ago when they commanded a high ($400.) price, so I had to wait for a break. There are some out there with very little black at all and some that are truly hypomelanistic -and the breeders want big $$ for some of them. Also, I have seen hybrids (X zonata, mexicana, and ruthveni) but to me they don't offer ANYTHING over the real deal. Even the albino (from ruthveni) hasn't shown me much. I am sure we'll see more of those soon however. Just get one of the pure ones and if you don't love it--send it my way-- I'll make room!
:Mark
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