Actually, I'm too busy to be on the computer most of the time, but this forum is as addictive as corn snakes themselves.
I guess I just can't shake off the Anthropologist in me. Within cultures, you have sub-cultures, like bikers, bingo players, punks, hippies, cowboys, and so forth one can find inside the American culture especially. Even within these sub-cultures, one can find further divisions. For example: corn snake only people within the sub-culture of reptile lovers.
This forum has brought together a group of individuals who love corn snakes. Without it, we would be virtually unknown to each other. In fact, this forum is responsible for creating the sub-culture of which we are members. The Corn Snake Forum = The Corn Snakes Owner's Guild. It raises questions in my mind, like:
What other characteristics do we share in common? (physical features/alterations, political views, religious practices, economic pursuits); What is the male-to-female ratio? (Who is more likely to be a corn snake owner? Males? Females?); What is the bell curve regarding age of corn snake owners?
My hypothesis is: the typical corn snake owner is going to be a Male between the ages of 26 and 37, followed by Females between the ages of 15 and 30. I find it interesting also to read the history and herstory about how one got into corn snakes, and when, and how long they've been involved with corn snakes.
It tests another hypothesis I have in my mind, but for which I haven't formulated a question. That is, Rich, Kathy, Don, and one or two others have been breeding corns for decades. However, I feel that, for most of us, being involved with and raising corn snakes is a relatively new interest/obsession that began only a few years ago. I would love to be able to hear from Rich, or Kathy, to determine if they have noticed an increase in interest over the years. It may indicate some trend, fear, concern, or change in thought within the greater culture.
Bored? No, being from another planet and having been left abandoned here by my parents when I was an infant, I'm just curious about the group to which I belong and this new world around me.