Well Trollo, er kiddo, it may well be illegal for you to have your snake in the city you live in. San Francisco, I believe, has a no python rule.
If you need attention, shave your head and tattoo an image of your ass on it, that will get you all kinds of comments and looks and attention, which must be your sole goal, and it will have NO negative effect on all the rest of the reptile keeping world.
So long as you keep your snake at home.