Age of owners?

It's just an education issue, plus bad stigmas from multiple outlets (movies, literature, symbolism, etc.) and fear from something that doesn't wag it's tail and lick your face when you come home before cuddling with you. I just love animals in general, from amphibs to typical pets to farm animals and wild animals. Snakes just happen to be one of the easiest pets to own (imo) so I'm happy to keep them. I'll soon have my first snakes, and the people I'm moving in with are fine with it, but don't understand anything but the financial part of the breeding bits. I've given up on trying to explain that I love the animals themselves too, and just hope that they'll learn through interaction. Age just doesn't count in much, I know more herpers that are 30+ than I do under that (aside from the 15 and under youtube crowd :P )

well im 22 and have 3 dogs 3 cats and a rescue snake. i work 2 jobs to support us all lol but i live by myself with them and they are all healthy and spoiled so i dont think age matters more than responsible and level headedness

I'm only 15 i tend to keep my owner ship of snakes to myself from previous experiences, on a side note my boas are breeding this year yay:D

I'm 21 and bought my first snake when I was 20... I'm still very clueless about a lot of this stuff

Don't let it get to you :) I'm 21 but no one can tell an aviator/teacher/snake breeder to grow up, it's a personal pref. I am also teaching classes on herpetology to expand awareness

lol, I am 43 yes that is getting up there in age but I do not consider myself old (right now you went..you should) lol anyways I still play with remote control cars, goof off all the time, love playing practical jokes and own bp's. People tell me to grow up.....I ask why?

I'm 25 and my wife is 21. We have 4 Boas, 2 bps, a guinea pig and a Yorkshire terrier. I started with bearded dragons about 5 years ago and once I got my first boa 2 years ago I went to strictly snakes lol. One things for sure, It keeps people from just "dropping in" to visit lol. People hate what they don't understand.

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I have had snakes for awhile now :) I am always shunned for it. I try to keep my love for my snakes away from general public but that doesn't always work.

For example...I work in an office for a large University...basically I am surrounded by a ton of prissy girls that are too scared to touch a doorknob with thier bare hand so they use a papertowel...

They overheard that I have snakes as pets and ever since they have tried to fire me...so luckily my mom new my boss's boss and got me moved to another office that accepted me for who I am and for my hobby outside of work.

Another time, I had run my snakes up to the petshop to get weighed as I have no scale at the moment. On the way home my boyfriend and I stopped to get lunch at a drive up. (Like sonic, but it's called Mug's Up). They took our order and when the person came out and seen the snakes in the container in the back seat, they FREAKED OUT and threw our food on the ground and ran away...regardless to say we got a huge apology from someone else but still...

It's ok for people to take dogs around anywhere they go but snakes, lizards, ect. are not allowed? That is not fair in my opinion but you cannot change them...sadly.

There are people that are just as scared of dogs...just not as many people...

Ah, you just have to roll with the punches. I have co-workers who think I'm a little off the wall, cause I hunt, have tattoos and own snakes. But I have fun with it and give it back to them. I also give them an education about the snakes as well. All in all it works out. Now my mom is another story. I still plan on getting her to read up about ball pythons in order to have an intelligent conversation with her regarding them :rolleye2:

im 22 and having one snake ( for now lol many more to come) has run off a few potential g/f's.....i dont really care how peope see me cuz i own a snake. or if i own tons of them