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Re: Why snakes??????!
I had this posted to my Facebook awhile back:
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I have been asked by people I've met "Why snakes?" It isn't easy to explain. I find a certain perfection in their simplicity (no need for appendages), a beauty in their markings, and the fact the these guys have remained unchanged since the dawn of time and still apex predators. I feel they deserve our respect, admiration, and protection.
Mostly it's because they are so simple to take care of. They don't get a lot of diseases, or sickness, and you can have the same one for most of your life. You can't say that about a dog, can you? I love furries too, but will all the money spent at a vet's office for one furry, I would rather have a beautiful ball python morph!
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I was asked this same thing about 2 weeks ago. My response was that they are so interesting. How they have no appendages like stratus said and yet can move quickly, the markings are beautiful, and they are just way to cool for words. The most awesome pet I have ever owned.
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Beautiful, EASY to care for, can be left for days without worry (unlike a dog).
And like others have said, I am not sure why I like them so much. But I sure do!
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Re: Why snakes??????!
My mom got me started with herps when I was about 4 trs old in california, we had a fence swift in the back yard and my mom went out and caught it for me. I kept that little lizard until I was 10. I have always been fasinated by reptiles since that experience. Growing up most of my life in Tennessee, I was constantly out catching snakes and lizards. During my first marriage, my spouse was scared to death of snakes, but ok with lizards and turtles. My current spouse loves all of them and we now have 8 snakes and 2 bearded dragons. But, why snakes, 1. They don't crap on the carpet, 2. They don't make noise, 3 They don't tear up the furniture, and 4. You only have to feed them once a week.
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It's simple to see why people love these animals; they're absolutely FASCINATING. Every aspect of them is totally alien to anything that the norm of the general public is used to: the way they eat, poop, sleep and live is just so different from us mammals it's hard not to be intrigued by it all. It's just awesome to monitor and admire them.
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Re: Why snakes??????!
Heck, not sure,lol, but when I handle or view my snakes, I become fascinated every time!! like its the first time I have seen them?!?!I love fish too and a snake is like a dry moray eel that I can hold:banana:..........and with that ,you either dig them or you are indifferent, or terrified :taz:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ptiles/213.jpg
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I'm pretty much an animal person so I love all types. Growing up I had a variety of lizards, tortoises and frogs. They were all fascinating to watch. My mom never let me have a snake. After moving out I basically just had dogs and didn't really go back to reptiles even though I greatly enjoyed keeping them as a child.
Flash forward. I'm a dad now and my 5 year old really wanted a pet. He wanted a reptile and we spent about a month deciding what would be best for him. We decided on a corn snake because they are sturdy, easy to keep and look awesome. We have had so much fun caring for "Slithery" I decided to get a snake of my own. So last week I got a pastel ball python.
I don't know why people(short of not liking animals at all) would not like snakes. They are beautiful and very fun to watch and handle. Maybe its because they don't love you back and they aren't cuddly?
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This is really 3 different questions.
Why do I keep snakes? Because I love animals.
Why do I keep snakes specifically? Because they're absolutely beautiful and the easiest animal I've ever kept. I went through cats, dogs, fish, rodents and lizards before I got my first snake, and the snake is the only one that stuck.
Why do I keep snakes as passionately as I do? Because they're an evolutionary wonder and therefore the most fascinating animals I can think of. Several species have been around as long as snakes have (crocs, turtles, etc), but they all have advantages that snakes did not. Crocs and turtles have all shrunk considerably over the millennia, yet you are just as likely to find a 30 ft snake or a 3 ft snake now as you would have been 65 million years ago. They're the most mechanically efficient animal in existence, and they aren't totally reliant on every single meal (like, for example, a big cat). They've survived both the age of reptiles and the age of mammals, including several Ice Ages (quite impressive for a reptile),mass extinctions, and human intervention. Their design is perfect, and always has been, because if it were any other way, they would either be extinct or Mother Nature would have tweeked them until they got it right.
Yes, I've thought about this a lot. XD
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It is an often heard question! I usually answer with what other pet can you own that has next to no smell only needs cleaning typically once a week, fresh water every 2 or 3 days, food once every week or two, and is as interesting and as beautiful. A snake is the perfect modern lifestyle pet and no guilt is needed if you have a busy week and don't have much time to spare. The only other thing is fish and they are not really as personable.
I love my snakes and will never give them up each is dear to me but that never seems to be the answer anyone wants to hear so I tell them the modern pet version. The truth is if I had all the time to spear I'd still have them, I just might have a dog too.
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Re: Why snakes??????!
I'm fairly new to owning snakes, but I've always been fascinated with them. For as long as I can remember, if there was a TV show or movie that taught something about snakes (Be it something as questionable as facts on Billy the Exterminator or something like Venom 911), I watched it.
A few years ago, we had a neighbor that had snakes. I'm pretty sure they were boas, but I can't remember what they looked like or what he said. All I remember is that he kind of disappeared from view and I focused on the snakes. The way they moved, the way they looked around, the way their tongues flicker in and out of their mouths. Everything about them fascinates me.
As others have said, they are an evolutionary wonder. Not only what they have survived over the many years they've been in existence, but the wonderful colors and patterns that can be produced in captivity. I often wonder what the world would be like without them.
By this I mean, when I'm stressed or upset, I can take one of my snakes out and I calm down nearly instantly. I find them relaxing, soothing, the way they move chills me out. Especially ball pythons. Snakes of all kinds intrigue me, but I love BP's.
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