explain the passion (not pc)

[MissDizzyBee]

It's just what you said, a passion...just something that appeals to some people. It's not really logical, I suppose.

I love the way they look and the way they lace their bodies around, the smooth and shiny way their scales look and the things they do. I think he's beautiful when he's hunting and how he snaps and coils so quickly. Little snake yawns are the cutest thing ever. I feel like I could explode with happiness every time Java does it.

Additionally, it's kind of fun to have something that everyone finds scary, makes me feel like a fake badass. I also like to educate people about them, since there's a lot of misconceptions out there, and having personal experience with them makes it that much more interesting.

I've been this way since I was young and getting a snake really just made it blossom even further. I knew a few people who had snakes, but I don't think that necessarily caused the addiction to them. It's just something that is.

I have friends who are all about cats or melt into a puddle when they see babies, people who can spend a 10-hour day cooking and be the happiest person in the world, people who feel restless and unmotivated without a mountain to climb. For me, it's my snake. Watching him, taking care of him, even tracking his temperatures. None of his care feels like a chore....it occurs to me as more of a compulsion than anything.

I'm not even entirely sure I explained anything at all here. I may have just babbled on like a lovestruck idiot for a bit in the attempt..but there ya go.