went to a new pet shop to day

Yep that is normal for a petstore. We have a mom n pop store here that is GREAT when it comes to all kinds of reptiles. I wish all pet stores could be like this place!

I know how much you love snakes so you must have been just furious at that idiot. Sad to say Eugene that opening a pet store doesn't mean the owner even cares about animals at all and won't care or want to learn what you were trying to teach him. Stay out of there bud, it's better for your blood pressure. If this pet store is really bad, call Animal Control and see if they will do anything (but it has to be really bad sometimes for them to even bother to show up....they should be doing regular pet store checks as far as I'm concerned).

There is a pet store around me that keeps red tailed boas that dosent think it needs humidity or a heat pad under the cage. Now come on if it is a mostly tropical snake they should realize it needs some humidity and more heat than just a light could provide.

It's not just pet stores that get to me, ignorance about snakes in general really, really annoys me. I just feel like punching people sometimes, LOL. That's why I'm in two minds as to whether reptiles should be allowed to be imported and sold. I think a need for licenses should be introduced, to stop people who don't know anything about snakes getting their hands on them. It's not as if it affects me anyway, stupid parents.