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There are some good and bad in the UK too. I never bought a Corn Snake from a pet shop, my first was from a couple who just didn't want her any more and put an ad in the paper and all the rest I bought direct from breeders. We have 2 shops in York that are part of the same big chain, one has a really bad reputation but the one I use for frozen rats is great, clean and all the animals are well cared for.