Silly People

We don't have snakes yet but with our geckos people are ALWAYS asking "Oh! You mean like the geico gecko?!" NO! Geesh...they're leopard geckos. lol. And they don't talk. *rolls eyes*

I dont tell people I own snakes anymore its just annoying and some people's ignorance is just too much for me. I have a few friends at work whom I have invited to my house many times but always refuse because of my snakes. But I guess thats ok because I have a tendency of showing them all off when I have company. I am proud of my hobby but after doing this for 4 years I can tell you there is such a thing as a stupid question. :snake::snake:

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Originally Posted by malt_geckos

We don't have snakes yet but with our geckos people are ALWAYS asking "Oh! You mean like the geico gecko?!" NO! Geesh...they're leopard geckos. lol. And they don't talk. *rolls eyes*

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Ohh I wish they did ans you could get them little suits. I would just die if that were a reality. That would be the most adorable thing ever. I love geckos and their googly eyes. My little googly is staring at me right now. Probably mad because i have the light on.

I have a very select few that are cool with my snakes, but when the rest start going on about my snakes,.... I just so soyly remind them that my boyfriend lets his two four foot long BP's sleep in his bed.(my boyfriend rents enough space on the bed to just barely lay down from the ladies) As soon as they got big enough to get out of the tanks,.. he let them just run around and the room is theres.. They normally shut up after that....

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Originally Posted by TheOtherLeadingBrand

Yeah I love when I can introduce someone to snakes!

HAHA Judy that is so funny.

Once at my DH's work, we were yacking with a guy he works with. The snakes came up and I mentioned (or DH did, I can't recall) that we were going to breed them. This guy says something like, "How do they breed??" and I looked at blankly and said, "Boys have a penis; girls have a vagina" haha and he was like, "They do it?" and I was like, "Well, yeah!" hahaha It was so funny :)

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They are called Hemipenes excuse me. :P

And I love seeing peoples faces when I tell them that snakes have two. :D

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Originally Posted by JLC

Hehe.....my best encounter with such silliness went like this:

Lady who wanted to interview me for a possible job: So, what do you see yourself doing five years from now?

Me: Seriously? I'd like to be breeding snakes by then.

Lady (with astonished look on her face): Snakes?!? How in the world does one go about "breeding" snakes?

Me: Well...you take the boy snake and put him together with the girl snake....

Laughter all around the table...some of it more nervous than mine! :rofl:

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I don't care who you are that is funny stuff right there!!

I tell people I have snakes only if I know them really well or they will never come to visit ( snakes aren't allowed at my new house but we keep them anyway because there isn't an actual reason of why we can't have them. They don't stain the carpet or create waste everyday or even make the house stink which is why they wont let us have rodents or birds either) But I do go to the mall with them sometimes. They are super stars because I get requests from a mall photo studio for their talents. People glare at me when I let little kids pet them and freak out when the snake flicks its tongue at the child ( they think its a preemptive strike thing...:rolleyes: ) Snakes are not evil.. I wish more people would realize that.

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Originally Posted by python1024

My mother won't step foot into my home because I have a snake. She said that it is disgusting! I am quite happy to have my snake regardless of what people think. I would not trade him for anything!

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Since I got my snake last week my mother won't come over anymore either. She rarely visited anyways so oh well.

Dont worry, were all freaks here :D

I first told my BF's mom that we were planning on getting a BP and her eyes just went wide as can be, lol. After a while she understood since her son is allergic to all furry animals, and I'm a huge animal lover. I haven't told anyone else yet, I want to see/hear their response when I say "So we got a Ball Python, wanna come over and see it?" instead of just "We're thinking about getting a Ball Python!"

I have a few nieces, hopefully they can come down and I can educate them on snakes before they get too old and bratty!