When snakes move, their pattern colors blend in a way that produces a different effect than the pattern on a still snake. I think this creates both a fuzzing of the snake & a visual op-art kind of effect that mesmerizes the onlookers for the split second that it takes the snake to vanish, as if Scotty beamed them up.

I think albino snakes thrive in the habitat their beauty has created in the homes of most breeders. I believe we humans are part of nature, not apart from it, but I don't have any book with all the answers, so I can be wrong.

Is albino a defect? I think that depends on who's doing the judging, & where the snake is. Melanin is important in some places, like high mountains, or the tropics, not so much in others. IMHO, captive bred pet snakes don't need it.