So the 40 Watt bulb went out in the viv last night so we headed out today to get a new bulb from Pet Smart just down the road. My son, he's 5 1/2 years old, loves going there because it means we get to take our BP to a store and don't have to hide him. Anyway, we walked in the store and went about looking for the bulb and went through the normal animal rounds... Anyway this man who was like 20 feet from me said, "is that a real snake?"
"Yes it is, he will not hurt you."
"Man, your son is brave."
"Actually, my son is very allergic to anything with fur or hair so this is a great pet for us." As Linda, our BP, is wrapped around his neck. I then said to Gabriel, my son, "come over here."
The man took a few steps back and said, "no you stay right there don't come over here. DON'T COME ANY CLOSER"
"Listen I would never try and scare someone we will just go about our way."
"Well I think I am just going to take my break now and I'll wait for you to leave, I only do the dog food."
Just then a huge dovermin Pincher dog that looked the girth of a rot wyler walked by and he didn't flinch. I said to him, "That dog doesn't scare you though?"
"No, it's a dog"
"So you think your chances of getting bit by this small BP is greater than that dog bitting you?"
He kind of just stared at me and I continued...
"To be honest that snake is the best pet I have ever had. I would have bit my son by now and he is just amazing. My parents have a dog and it bites my son all the time. Anyway, you watch for us to leave and then you can come back to what you were doing. I'm sorry you don't know more about ball pythons that you feel otherwise."

Anyway, it was a very odd situation that I've never been in before with a "person of the public". A grown man petrified yet a huge dog is allowed to idly pass.