I never thought about that. Thank you. If I get one from another state is the snake at risk of any health issues from the elevation difference? I live at around 6000 feet above sea level. Would it cause any unnecessary stress coming up to this level? I really don't have to have a snake from somewhere else. I just think they are cool. As I said and I am sure you have picked up on, I'm pretty new to this. I am just trying to get these questions answered before I mess up and make the snake suffer.