I have 10 snakes, you have WHAT? (peoples reactions!)

[shescountry89]

Hey! So, I thought it would be fun to start a thread on the most interesting reactions you've gotten from people when you told them you had snakes, and how many. Have you ever scared off a possible significant other after revealing your pets to them?

I work at a family owned pet store, and have pretty much been called everything in the brook. Crazy. Weird. A freak. & even some other pretty harsh stuff.

Let's hear what stories you have.

[Elise.m]

I don't tell many people I have snakes unless I feel they're not going to judge me and immediately tell me that my snakes are going to kill me in my sleep. Therefore, I haven't gotten much crazy reactions. The funnest one was when I told my BF's mom I was going to get a snake and I thought her eyes were going to pop out... Oh how I wish I could get her that quiet that quick all the time...

[steveboos]

Pretty much every opprotunity i have to bring it up, i will tell customers that come in to PetSmart about how i have 6 snakes and 40 Rats, it usually makes them go, WHAT?? Soon i want to be able to say " Oh yeah i only have 23 ball pythons and 120 rats, its not too bad.

[CoolioTiffany]

I don't really even care what the hell people call me, almost everyone at my school knows I have snakes. I love this reaction:

*Person walks near me, not realizing I have a snake in my hands. Comes right next to me* "Hi." *Person looks down* What's that?" *I look at them in the eyes* "A snake. Ball python, pretty docile." *Person's eyes widen* "Oh.." *Person walks away*

And

*Person walks near me* "Hello" *I make my snake visible and reply* "Hey there" *Person looks at the snake* "Oh my God, that's a snake!" *Person stays their distance* "It's not aggressive or mean at all, these snakes actually will ball up instead of bite" *Person keep their eyes on the snake* "Well, I don't like snakes."

Hahaha, the looks on peoples' faces ().. Priceless.

[CoolioTiffany]

Pretty much every opprotunity i have to bring it up, i will tell customers that come in to PetSmart about how i have 6 snakes and 40 Rats, it usually makes them go, WHAT?? Soon i want to be able to say " Oh yeah i only have 23 ball pythons and 120 rats, its not too bad.

LOL when I go into Petsmart to handle the Ball pythons the employees will say like, "Yeah Ball pythons are pretty tame snakes, they will rarely bite anyone" and I'll say something like, "Yeah I know, I have four."

[shescountry89]

I don't tell many people I have snakes unless I feel they're not going to judge me and immediately tell me that my snakes are going to kill me in my sleep. Therefore, I haven't gotten much crazy reactions. The funnest one was when I told my BF's mom I was going to get a snake and I thought her eyes were going to pop out... Oh how I wish I could get her that quiet that quick all the time...

Yeah, I mean I really try to keep it to myself. But honestly, you should just tell them right off the bat. Be honest, if they can't accept you for you who are and what things you love then they are not worth your time if they can't respect you for it. Why do you like cats? Why do you like dogs? Everyone has a favorite pet. It's what i've learned after the list of guys i've chased off after telling them I owned snakes, and want to breed them eventually. Hah. Yeah, I love it when their eyes look like they are going to fall out their head.

Steve. I think I get that reaction quite a few times a day, considering I work full time I tell most everyone who comes in and goes "ew" at the snakes that I have quite a few and most people misunderstand them.

[steveboos]

LOL when I go into Petsmart to handle the Ball pythons the employees will say like, "Yeah Ball pythons are pretty tame snakes, they will rarely bite anyone" and I'll say something like, "Yeah I know, I have four."

I WISH someone would say that when i was holding our Ball Python but instead we get people who are deathly afraid of them.

[shescountry89]

Haha, I love it when someone who actually does like snakes come in. I feel like I can be myself and really talk to them. I love talking about reptiles. There are a few members on here who live near me and come see me at times.

[Kaorte]

I mostly get "You have SIX snakes???? Really??? Six of them???"

Lol. Most people just don't understand how I keep them. Its not like have 6 cats or dogs, haha!

[Moofins07]

I only have one, so I get the occasional "Eww..." and the scrunching of the face response, but once I tell them how many DIFFERENT animals I have, I get the, "My god, your house is a ZOO." response. I kinda like that one better.

One reaction that will always get me laughing is when I take my ball to a pet store, particularly a big chain store with lots of customers, and they'll see the snake and go, "AHH! She has a snake!"

It's like... well, YEAH, I'm in a pet store, what'd you expect?