What was it that first made you interested in snakes or reptiles in general?

Mine was when i was 6 or 7 my grade 2 class went on a trip to the toronto zoo and there they had an albino burmese, they asked for a volunteer and to come up and hold the snake. I raised my hand very quickly and got picked and held the burmese (with the help of the person on staff of course). Ever since then i have been facinated with snakes, i have always bugged my mother about getting a snake and she always shut me down. but now that i am living on my own 12 or 13 years later it was one of my very first purchases. it was a long wait from that day at the zoo, but well worth it. i hope from here my love for and my collection of snakes will grow rapidly.