For $1,500, you could buy a used car, a new laptop — or a "palmetto morph" corn snake ... provide them with an adult-sized setup. Cover the bottom of the terrarium with aspen shavings or ...

To properly care for a corn snake as a pet, keep it in a glass terrarium with a screen lid. An adult snake will need at least a 20-gallon enclosure that measures 30 inches by 12 inches.