Hello everyone!

My name is Roo / Sam (whichever you want to use), and I am brand new to the herp world. I've been stalking the forums for the past week, and I am making plans for my first bp in the next few months.

Ironically enough, I was a solid ophidiophobe as of a few weeks ago. The stuff of my nightmares consisted of natural disasters and snakes. Browsing through pet stores, I cringed through the reptile aisle and skittered off to look at fish or chinchillas. A visit to a pet store in search of a new betta fish led me to meeting another customer who had an insanely friendly ball python wrapped around her neck.

I winced when she invited me to pet it, and I shook my head with a quick, "Heck no."

She grinned and replied with, "I was you months ago. C'mere. Pet him."

So I did. I petted this ball python (probably sub adult sized?) and I was in love. A lifetime afraid of snakes, and suddenly I'm making plans to get my own!

This forum has been so helpful in letting me know about the care of bps, and just how wonderful they can be. It might be a couple of months before I can get my first ball, but I am so insanely excited. I've gone back to that same pet store and held the same ball, and was completely in awe of the experience.

Here's another big hello to everyone, and to looking forward to a long time here!

(Please bear with me and my future questions! I only want to provide the best for my eventual bp, and I have absolutely no experience whatsoever with reptiles. Only the cats that would eat them xD )