I get the same thing from friends, family and coworkers so I try to educate them about these great animals. It doesn't help with the kind of press that snakes get. I watch Kijiji constantly for snakes and other interesting stuff. I have seen an ad for a Dumerils that a guy is selling. On the weekend his ad had been updated to say that he was looking for assistance (keep on the lookout for) his lost snake! My wife and I had a chuckle about it, trying to figure out what kind of help he expected - most people in Halifax would run if they saw a full size Dumerils. There was an article in the local paper on Monday saying that the lost snake had been found (never left his apartment).