Age of owners?

I am 12 and have been breeding ball pythons for two seasons now.I talk most of the time with adults about my herp hobby and the all lend support...no probs here.

My son is 13 and wanted a BP for his birthday so we made it happen. It was a snake or a puppy that would chew all of our new furniture, lol. He spent several days doing research on BP's and other kinds of snakes before making the final decision to get a BP which really impressed me at his age. So far, he's done a very good job taking care of Monty with my supervision.. I do all the posting here when we have concerns (mainly because we are new here and I just need to feel out the community first) but my son does have a 'go to' guy when he has questions as well.

Since we have become snake owners, there have been many comments made by friends and family.. Most of the comments are made because as one person pointed out, some people are just simply uneducated and have no clue what they are talking about. Just smile and let it go :).

I think it's stupid how ppl judge cuz of what pet you have. I'm 18 and I just bought my second snake. I sold my first one when I was about 12 it got to big for me. But it's our choice of pets. Some ppl like cats or dogs or even birds but we like snakes. I love my snake more then anything just like my gf loves her cat. It's the same thing just different animal. It's like judging a book by it's cover.

im 19, i used to have long hair and what not buuuut that all changed and now got about 4 piercings, thooo in the family im concidered the bad kid that wont go anywhere in life... -_- buuut i like animals and what not even snakes whiich is why i got my first snake a month ago (mexican black kingsnake). thoooo my parrents dont kno about it yet. I've gotten in big arguments with the parrents about keeping a snake aaaand well me being a teen decided to get a snake and hide it, aaaand now im about to get a baby ball python sunday, man i cant wait to see their faces when i hall these snakes out when i move out. =p

I'm 17, and I have only been with reptiles for going on 3 years and I am a proud owner of 5 ball pythons (3 normal, 1 spider, 1 Het Clown), 2 Leopard Geckos (1 normal, 1 Hypo tangerine), 2 Corn snakes, and 5 garter snakes. :)

I'm 34 and a mother of 5 children, so I do get a lot of grief for having a pet snake, but I don't care what other people think. We have a ball python and I love her, my fiance loves her, and all of the children love her. Even our youngest (who just turned one year old) loves just sit in front of her tank and watch her. He is actually the only child who doesn't hold her (due to his age and the risk of salmonella). Our other children are 6,6,7, & 11 years old. To me, a snake is the perfect pet...they're quiet, eat once a week, and they don't cause allergy problems. So it doesn't bother me what other people think or say because our pet snake was a great addition to our family.

Im 26 yrs old i have 1 RTB, 2 normal BP'S, 1 BLOOD PYTHON, 1 SAVANNAH MONITOR, and 2 leopard geckos thats all my reps for now but i get alote of negative backfeed myself but you know what they say herpen aint easy lol.:8:

I'm 30 and have my first pet snake. (ball python) I've grown up loving reptiles. When I was a kid I always liked playing with garter snakes, black snakes, king snakes, and the occasional ring neck snake. I have to agree about the snakes being easier than other pets. (cats, dogs, and the like)

I'm 20 years old. If you judged be by my appearance you would probably think I'm a long haired stoner going nowhere. You wouldn't realize that I was a straight A student in High School (though I have to admit that college has been different) or that I have been an animal lover as long as I can remember.
I love "normal" pets like cats and dogs, but I have just as much, if not more, love for reptiles, fish, amphibians, rodents and other small mammals (birds I'm a little iffy on lol). I haven't been a snake owner for long, but from work I know the typical reaction to snakes and snake owners.... though I also get some good looks when I tell people that I have 7 fish tanks running... with plans for more. Just like I have 1 snake now with plans for both more snakes and other reptiles.

I think its stupid when people judge us. For all they know sparky the boston terrior has a bigger chance of ripping your throat out than ANY of my snakes do. Around my neighborhood I'm just known as the kid who has a bunch of snakes. Now this whole snake ban thing is going on, and its really bad. I hope it doesn't pass, because I want to get some of the sankes on the ban list in the near future. What a lot pf people don't know is that snake lovers are animal lovers too. For instance, I love sharks, snakes, and big cats. I also have 2 dogs, a cat, a fish, and 2 snakes.