They're active, alert......they're not a snake that you have to find it to show to people. They "look back" at you when you're looking at them. They're a smaller size, which makes things easier to set them up in nice dynamic enclosures. They've got some of the nicests colours and patterns, rivaling all those "designer" snakes out there and it took nothing more than good old mother nature. And finally, they're a snake that can pretty much be found anywhere, so even if you're stuck in suburbia or even in the cities, you've probably got garters around to appreciate in their natural surroundings. Over all they're just great snakes.
Roy