Annoying Non-Herp people

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Originally Posted by unimom

BTW, Congrads Eddie, this should be a great time of your life. Glad it is.

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Thank you so much, it is indeed an extremely happy time for. Anyone who knows me from before i took sabatical from the site, they know how much I absolutely adore Nanci. I think there was a thread where I had like 8 pictures of her playing hockey & stuff! LOL! Usually when I tell people about the fact that Nanci & I were actually friends before we even started to date & let them know that she is not just my lover but also my very best friend in the world, they give me a little more credit that my marriage might just be able to work out!

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Originally Posted by Lady Python

Yuk!":O I was not amused and said to her "Have you ever held a snake?" she said "No" and she wouldn't. I informed her that snakes were dry with beautiful, soft skin (she thought they were slimy :rolleyes: ) and were very friendly and gentle animals.

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I actually have a great success story! My boss at the very same store I was refering to, well, he used to HATE snakes. When I would talk about Hissy & my general love for all snakes & reptiles, he would get totally repulsed & make that HUHHHH, heaving, you are gunna make me vomit noise. LOL! He thought that they were these slimey, nasty feeling things.

Well, he came to my place one time (actually it was to pick up that adorable kitten from a previous post I recently made (His girlfriend is the one who too the kitten. Oddly enough, his girlfriend works for the same store that my fiancee does, also a Lowes but in a different place LOL, small world!) I brought Hissy out. He was intrigued but still kinda freaked out. He finally saw just how beautiful she really is. I took it slow &, eventually, he touched her. His face lit up & I had to smile a great big smile when he looked at me with wide eyes & said "My God, she feels like she is made of silk!"

Now his girlfriend wants a snake & I am helping him research them! He was also right next to me in staunch defense of the mysterious snake in the back pond at work (hysterically enough now deemed "The Anaconda of Henrietta") in telling me that if anyone causes harm to that snake, he is gunna help me hurt them & went on a LONG rant about how harmless the snake was & how no one had anything to fear! Always nice to convert somebody!! YAY!!

A friend of ours is terrified of snakes but came to our house this afternoon. Our two Boas, Zig and Zag and our two Pythons, Bobby and Byron were in their hides sleeping (Byron's in the blue just now so he won't be disturbed until he sheds).


Knowing Mike is scared of snakes, but also knowing that sooner or later he's going to at least see them, I told him what Byron did last week - tried to help himself to my coffee!!! Strange snake!!! Mike said "Really? Did he really try and drink your coffee?". I explained to him that Byron often sits on my shoulders and as I took a sip from the cup, he tried to bore his way between my mouth and the cup, tongue flicking. He was quite fascinated that a snake could do that. My husband said that he wouldn't have believed it either had he not seen it for himself. Mike had never thought that snakes can be very tame and friendly. Slowly he's beginning to get a different picture of snakes. Next time he and his wife come up (she likes reptiles and said she'd like to hold one of our snakes), I may get either Byron or the Boas out as they're very friendly too ;)

Oh, the snake haters; don't you have to love the poor buggers?
I spend alot of time at my friend's pet store. There are always those few people who will look at Penelope, her 9' boa and say "ugh, I hate snakes; they are disgusting" etc. Well, I often reply with "yeah, not all people are courageous enough to touch them and learn about them" etc. But next time, I plan on saying "they are beautiful animals and I am fascinated by them" or something.
Personally, I despise most species of dogs. Especially small, yippy ones. But I often find myself saying "awwe" when coworkers show me pics of their pets (even though they're the type of animal I would rather feed to a retic than keep, lol.) It's called "tact." When snake-fearers put snakes down, they only show their own tactlessness.
And, around here in Catholicville... I can't even use the old religious adage "you hate snakes, but you should love them since they were created by your god, just like every other animal right...?" Because, snakes are evil in the bible! ... :disbelief

I know what you all are saying. A good freind of mine mother asked if she could wash a couple of loads of laundry at my house and I agreed until she made a comment about my snakes. She told me that if she went down stairs and found one of my snakes out (which doesn't happen, period) she would kill it. I had to tell her quickly and put her in her place. I told her this was my house, which in return was my snakes house. They have rights here and you have permission. You want to make stupid, ignorant, comments do it some where else. I then kicked her out of my house (kicking a person out of your house is something every man has to do at least once, that's a true testosterone rush). It caused some tension between me and that friend, until I told him what she said ( he is a herp lover as well), he understood. Since then she did apoligize to me as well.

Well I missed that news! Congrats Eddie! Don't let any bitter divorced or unhappily married person ruin your "high". No one ever knows the future (heck I'm on marriage #3 and Mike is stuck with me for good! LOL). Being friends as well as lovers will always help when the rough spots hit and they do always hit life being what it is for all of us. Enjoy this precious time in your life.

Dawn, you are so right on. Note to me....don't upset Dawn! :P


~~Jo~~

I am blushing over here, did I go a little over board?:oops:

Lots of people think snakes are slimy and that's the main basis of their fear. It's not until they handle them that they realize they're not slimy but in fact feel pretty darn cool.

Well not in my books you didn't Dawn! Ever since I turned 40 (and what a freeing moment that was!) I've lived by three simple words when dealing with folks...

CONSIDER THE SOURCE

In other words why does this person think they have the right, ability, wisdom or lack thereof to "inform" me, especially about something that is rather personal or highly individual. Just because someone says it, doesn't make it gospel. It's nice to finally have the maturity to look at the source rather than what is said to judge the validity of it.


~~Jo~~

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Originally Posted by Forrest

I had to tell her quickly and put her in her place. I told her this was my house, which in return was my snakes house. They have rights here and you have permission. You want to make stupid, ignorant, comments do it some where else. I then kicked her out of my house (kicking a person out of your house is something every man has to do at least once, that's a true testosterone rush). It caused some tension between me and that friend, until I told him what she said ( he is a herp lover as well), he understood. Since then she did apoligize to me as well.

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You go! Seriously, though.. she threatened to kill your pet.. not nice!!
I don't have to worry about friends wanting to do laundry at our place.. the laundry room is also the rat-room; most people think we are nutso anyhow!