| While you may not live close to a corn snake | | | | your part of the country, the next step is to identify |
| breeder, you could still meet one in person (to | | | | a corn snake breeder who will be attending the |
| purchase a snake) by attending a reptile show in your | | | | event. Once again, the Internet is a great place to |
| area. | | | | start such a search. Here's how I would go about it: |
| These shows run the gamut from one-day events | | | | |
| with 30 or so breeders to three-day events with | | | | 1. First, make a list of professional corn snake |
| hundreds of breeders. And due to the immense | | | | breeders. You'll have to spend some time online, |
| popularity of the corn as a pet snake, I guarantee | | | | perhaps even using a corn snake forum like the one |
| you'll find at least one n snake breeder at nearly | | | | at But you should be able to come up with a list of |
| every reptile show in the United States. | | | | ten or so breeders fairly easily. |
| These shows are a great way to expand your | | | | 2. Next, after you have list of about eight to ten |
| options when shopping for a snake. Professional | | | | breeders, make a second column beside each |
| breeders travel from all over the country to attend | | | | breeder's name and label the column "Shows." What |
| reptile shows (especially the bigger events). So you | | | | you are doing here is creating a helpful checklist for |
| may have a lot more options for purchasing a corn | | | | future research. |
| snake by attending such an event. | | | | 3. Use this checklist to keep track of your research -- |
| There are two ways to find out about shows that | | | | which breeder is attending which show, etc. |
| may be coming to your area: (1) using the Internet | | | | 4. Leave space for some additional note taking under |
| and (2) checking out Reptiles magazine. | | | | each breeder's name. When talking to breeders via |
| Using the Internet, you could just do a Google or | | | | email or on the phone, use this space to jot down |
| Yahoo search for "reptile show" plus your city or | | | | notes about snake availability, ordering process, or |
| state's name. For example: "Reptile show +California" | | | | anything else you want to remember later on. |
| Reptiles magazine is another good place to learn | | | | 5. Now all you have to do is contact each corn snake |
| about upcoming shows in the U.S. At the end of each | | | | breeder on your list by phone or email to start filling |
| issue, they have a list of events covering the next | | | | in the blanks. |
| few months at a glance. You can pick up a copy of | | | | I hope you have found this article helpful, and I wish |
| Reptiles magazine at most major pet stores, such as | | | | you well in your continued research into corn snakes. |
| PetSmart and Petco. | | | | Good luck. |
| Once you've discovered a show that's coming to | | | | |