I was raised to appreciate all animals. Growing up we always had an assortment of dogs, cats, birds, and fish. My mom had a large snake in college, but couldn't keep it after she married and started breeding Yorkies.

I married a man who is very allergic to cats, birds, etc. Then I had kids, one of which is allergic to dogs. Feeling a desire to have a pet of some sort, I looked into getting a snake. At the time I ended up getting a Bearded Dragon. She's been such a pleasure for the whole family. Even my dh likes her. I thought about getting another BD, but opted to look at snakes again. First I thought I'd get a corn, but after holding one I didn't like how jumping they were. Then I held a BP and knew it was right. [My dh still isn't a fan of snakes though.]

Now I have my BP, and an planning on getting another BP and some geckos next fall. That's my story.