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    Kids with Reptiles - Picture Thread

    Here are some pictures of my 7 year old niece, Meghan, who adores my reptiles.

    Shayna, the albino spider BP is her favorite, as yellow is her favorite color (and they have known each other since Meghan was 2). Behira (Ghost BCI) is now a close second and Meghan cannot wait until she gets "HUGE!"

    I was literally a foot or two away when she handled the snakes and Frank, and she is getting good at redirecting them herself or with my prompting.

    I think it's very important to educate and expose youngsters to reptiles and let them grow up curious and interested, instead of scared or nervous.

    Please post pictures of your kids, friends kids, nieces, nephews, etc. with reptiles!

    Without further ado, here's Meghan!














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    Re: Kids with Reptiles - Picture Thread

    Nice to see your niece relaxed with the snakes,she looks like she’s having fun with them


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    I'm also happy to see kids with reptiles. Too many people are taught to fear snakes when they only need to be educated on which ones to avoid and so on.
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    I love seeing kids bonding with animals, especially pets. It brings joy to my heart. That bond and interaction teaches kids so much about life and character building.

    I feel sorry for kids that are not allowed to have a pet. I think it is selfish of parents that forbid animals.

    Reptiles can take a person to a new level in appreciation of life with a deeper understanding that haters and fear mongers just don’t get. For that reason, I really enjoy seeing kids with snakes.
    The one thing I found that you can count on about Balls is that they are consistent about their inconsistentcy.

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    Re: Kids with Reptiles - Picture Thread

    My niece (Meghan) and nephew (Christopher) came over today and got to spend some time with the reptiles.

    Christopher usually gets bored quick and is off to do something else, but today he was curious and spent about 45 minutes with me and Megan and met everyone.

    Here are some pictures. Meghan was amazing with the reptiles, as always, but is getting more and more confident handling them without assistance (I am never more than a foot or two away). She even said today that, "Behira is my favorite now. She's going to be really big and I can't wait." I asked her if she was scared and she said no, that Behira is really nice. She asked if people who were scared thought she would bite them and it scared them more when she was bigger. I told her that was a big concern for people who were afraid of snakes. She's spent time with Shayna since before she was 2 years old and doesn't seem to get people being afraid, but she understands how they could be.

    Christoper did really well and even held Behira and Figment's tails while I held the rest of their bodies.

    My favorite picture is Christopher with the look of pure glee on his faces as Behira, wrapped around his arm, began slithering more towards my outstretched hand and arm. He really enjoyed the reptiles this time. Makes me happy.

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    Re: Kids with Reptiles - Picture Thread

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    Those are fantastic photos- you're a very good influence! It tickles me how you keep saying you're never more than a foot or so away, & I understand
    why you're doing that...but how many people say such things when their kids play with their dogs or cats? And we all know which pets pose the greater
    risks...but if we all keep up the education, maybe some day people won't think anything more of close encounters with reptiles than they currently do when
    it's a "traditional" pet (dog or cat) that kids are handling.

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    Re: Kids with Reptiles - Picture Thread

    Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
    Those are fantastic photos- you're a very good influence! It tickles me how you keep saying you're never more than a foot or so away, & I understand
    why you're doing that...but how many people say such things when their kids play with their dogs or cats? And we all know which pets pose the greater
    risks...but if we all keep up the education, maybe some day people won't think anything more of close encounters with reptiles than they currently do when
    it's a "traditional" pet (dog or cat) that kids are handling.
    LOL. More worried about the kids hurting the reptiles. Hence being a foot or two away.

    They were very good with them though.

    Well written post.

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    Re: Kids with Reptiles - Picture Thread

    Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
    Those are fantastic photos- you're a very good influence! It tickles me how you keep saying you're never more than a foot or so away, & I understand
    why you're doing that...but how many people say such things when their kids play with their dogs or cats? And we all know which pets pose the greater
    risks...but if we all keep up the education, maybe some day people won't think anything more of close encounters with reptiles than they currently do when
    it's a "traditional" pet (dog or cat) that kids are handling.
    I’ve been trying to say that to almost EVERYONE that says “but they’re going to grow up and kill you!” all I simply state is that you have a higher chance of being struck my lighting TWICE


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    Re: Kids with Reptiles - Picture Thread

    Great pics as usual dakski
    Love to see kids enjoying some snake time,
    Yes Christopher really looks happy with himself with behira

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