Snake moments

[martyb]

Anyone want to share som snake moments? good or bad and would you mind me using them to persuade my parents to let me have a snake?

(Put N at the bottom of post if you dont want me to!!!)

[Freakie_frog]

Nothing beats the feeling a snake keeper get when someone that "Doesn't Like Snakes" touches one and gets that childish expression of intrigued wonder as they come in contact with one of natures most wonderful creatures.

[martyb]

thank you FF for your experience plz help me as every experience brings me closer to getting a snake

[Freakie_frog]

LOL welcome!!

I understand Phobia's I am scared of spiders. How ever I can appreciate them as an interesting animal. Heres my suggestion find a friend that has one and see if mom is willing to take it slow. See if she'll agree to at least be in the room with you and it explain to her that you want do anything to scare her and that you want her to be at her comfort level distance from it. Let her see you handling it and just explain about its behavior as it does something. When it jerks its head explain that it does that out of fear of being hurt cause their brains aren't protected like ours. Baby steps are the key. My wife is TERRIFIED of snakes and will never hold them but is comfortable enough to know that they are not going to harm her. Baby Steps Baby Steps.

[martyb]

I did suggest this but she insist she isnt scared of them she just doesnt like them which is why im going to do a powerpoint with facts my point of view and other experiences. Good idea?

[Freakie_frog]

I did suggest this but she insist she isnt scared of them she just doesnt like them which is why im going to do a powerpoint with facts my point of view and other experiences. Good idea?

A dislike is different than a fear. A dislike is a decision not an emotion. She may never like them but your goal is to get her to except them as living animals just as able to fill the role of pet as a dog or cat.

[martyb]

Thats what im doing the Powerpoint presentation to try and show her that they are facinating animals as i have

[python.princess]

just a few minutes ago, i took out Tank for a 10-year-old girl i'm babysitting at the moment. she was nervous but she wanted to see him. then she wanted to touch him. she was so giddy! fun to watch! 'omg! he feels like plastic!' the more she touched him, the more comfortable she was and after about five minutes of petting him while i held him, she decided she was ready to hold him. she LOVED it! i had trouble getting her to allow me to put him back away! bet she's gonna go home and start talkin to her mom...

[Kagez28]

my snake took out the trash this morning.... so they can help out with chores around the house.

[Seneschal]

There's nothing in the world better than looking at your snake before and after a shed--silly I know but I'm serious! It's like looking at a completely different animal, how pretty and shiny and fresh they are. Their color gets lots brighter and you can just tell they're in a better mood!!

Also, I've got a bigger girl about four feet long which I raised from the time she was a baby--and she's gentler than any dog or cat I've ever met. I take her out with me sometimes because she's so calm and relaxed, she's happy to just hang out on my shoulders like a scarf while I'm driving or walking around. Sometimes I take her to the pet stores with me while I pick up dog and cat food, and one time there were a lot of kids in there, ranging from 4 to 11, I think. They all came over and started asking questions, and at first everyone was a little hesitant, but within five minutes they were passing her around and petting her and holding her and everyone was smiling and laughing and talking excitedly--all the kids were so happy and excited about it, and you could see they were having fun. Even the parents were okay with it, and when the four year old started patting her on the head--you know how little kids do sometimes, unintentionally rough--she just let her, without any protest. It's so fun and rewarding to watch the kids interact with your animal, the one you raised from a baby to be as gentle as a lamb.

But four years ago before I got my first snake, my mom disliked snakes, too. It took me years to convince her to let me get one, but now? Now she actually likes snakes, she wants me to get an axanthic BP and she wants a GTP for herself next year!! I'm sure that if your mom just holds them and gets used to them she'll realize how sweet and wonderful they are.

I hope you end up getting your snake, and I hope this helps. Good luck!!!