Denied renters insurance!!!!!............

My wife made the mistake of telling the insurance guy about my snakes. He said he needed to check and see the setup and make sure it was safe and secure. Boy was he surprised when he entered my basement.
Dozens of snakes. Dozens of giant geckos. Hundreds of rats and a big tortoise.
After the shock of the initial entering the room he looked around and said "looks good to me".
But we own our home not renting.
I tried to show him how non dangerous they were but i think he is scared of reptiles.

I'm pretty sure State Farm is the way to go for renters/home owners insurance. That's who we will be going with when we buy a home in the next year...evidently they are one of the only companies to not have any breed specific rules. I own a pit bull, he's a certified therapy dog and visits children in schools...but you tell that to just about any insurance agent and all they will hear is "I have a pit bull, he goes and eats children in schools." I have never heard of an insurance company denying someone because of their pet snakes though. Guess anything is possible. Hope you find an insurance company!

Don't expect the world to change to meet your lifestyle.

Find a new insurer and move on.

I have State Farm. I've been with them ever since my first car at 16 (I'm 31). I set up my renters insurance via email. They never even asked about pets, in fact, they didn't really ask much of anything other than how much coverage I wanted.

I see it most w/ dog owners (as said in an earlier post by sugarfox)
But I end up being able to have recommendations from state dep and us f&W, and the vet we use. Just having statements from your herpvets go a long way I must say. I'm lucky w/ insurance co. and have never had issues while renting. But I am a bit tough (strong headed some might say..lol) I'm always up front, in the end it saves from being hassled etc
Just try a different co. And you may luck out having your vet write a reccomendation. It does go a long way.
good luck
Rusty