The truth is knox, there are a lot more responsible "big snake" keepers out there than irresponsible ones. We only hear about the bad stuff because, well lets face it, a successful herper with 1,000 sleeping big snakes just doesn't pull in attention like one really angry one.
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I love Brian, and he is a great person to have in this hobby. Here are a lot of successfully kept big snakes. You can not tell me after watching this video you still believe these snakes can't be kept as pets? And, can you still say that because of the few people who do it wrong, we should all give up the hobby?