Just curious to hear everyone's stories. How were you introduced to herpetology and keeping reptiles? Did you have a "click" moment or was it gradual?
I used to be scared of snakes, not other reptiles but snakes especially. As a kid, I was easily surprised at my encounters with them because it was all very fast and sudden. I didn't like the way they moved and I was scared of the bites but after the initial shock was over I would be disappointed that it had gone to hide and I couldn't look closer.
Then I fell down the herp YouTube hole, which drew me in for some reason. So after a year of consuming snake content I decided I wanted to go to my first Expo this past March. It was my first time holding and seeing reptiles up close! I even convinced my boyfriend to hold a snake, and it opened it up to the idea of owning one. So the following month we decided it'd be my birthday present to start keeping my first snake!
Always liked animals, never expected to like something that used to really scare me enough to actually own one.
The first snake I ever held was a banana enchi BP
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