Are Snakes More of A Guy or A Gal Thing?

[Arsinoe]

When I think of people who have pet snakes I think of guys. Maybe I am wrong? So I made a poll (pending) to see who is the major owners of pet snakes...Guys or Gals.

Share with us what got you interested in having a pet snake too.

[wendhend]

It looks like gals are winning so far, but I also feel that guys are a bit more likely to be snake owners. I am a corn snake breeder, and out of curiosity I went through my customer list and calculated the percentage of male vs. female buyers, and this is what I got: Approximately 52% were guys, and 48% were gals. I know that a fair amount of these customers were parents buying snakes for their kids or entire families, but if they are the person initiating the transaction and paying for the snake, I would assume they also have some part in its ownership and / or care. It will be interesting to see how this poll comes out. I kind of wonder if gals might be more likely to post on forums than guys, and if that could skew the results?

[boasandballs]

In this house it's a gal thing. The hubby, and my 3 sons are not so into them. But that's ok.

I got into snakes loooooong ago. Was a boy friend that had them. When we broke up I kept one of the snakes. I can say it was the best thing I ever did. Well one of them.

[BallsUnlimited]

i go to shows and see a ton of guys as well as girls so id say both. i got into snakes when i was young. I live down state new york aka long island so i use to go up to my summer spot about 4 hours upstate to gilboa ny. would find garter and corn snakes all the time. Kept them for a few days while i was up there and let them go. Then in 6th grade i went to the reptile museum we had here in L.I and got my first ball python. Ever since i have been keeping ball pythons as well as other reptiles not limited to snakes. I breed them and love them dearly.

[Dragoon]

i bet the numbers will end with guys ahead but the girls count will be suprisingly close

[Monty]

i dont think it can be split like that i know about the same amount of females who keep snakes as i know guys.

[Punkymom]

I'm a gal over here. I wanted a pet for myself that my children could handle. It also had to be apartment friendly and allergen free. I researched reptiles and was put off by the care of a BD (3 kids and a job I have time but not that much time!) so I researched snakes and here we are! Added our first in Sept of last year and just got our second one last week! My husband has nothing to do with them. He will spray their cages, though, if I go on vacation. I do all their care and I love it. I will have to say that I think of snakes as being more of a male thing, although the breeder I got my first snake from was a gal, also so maybe that's saying something!

[casper]

In my home it is a guy thing. All the women and girls run and scream like a huge monster is going to eat them when me or my son takes the snake out of the cage.

[ballpythonluvr]

I am a girl and I have two normal BP's. I take care of them and handle them. Sometimes my boyfriend handles them but not so much.

[ericswan_1]

Like everyone else is saying, most would think of it as a guy thing. In my house its a family thing, My wife, daughter and son love them just as much as I do. (most of them are my wifes lol though we wont tell everyone RIGHT). lol I know quite a few female snake owners.

Eric