Silly People

[frankykeno]

Yea I am called crazy for owning reptiles in general
I think the number one question I get from people when I show them my snakes are

DO THEY BITE?

The truth is...YES They do....but ball pythons are docile so they do not choose to bite, they ball up, hence the name ball python
But I don't tell them that. I just tell them "No, they are called ball pythons because when threatened they ball up into a ball."

When I get asked that (and it's likely the 2nd most popular question I do get asked) I always respond that anything with teeth can and will bite. I also inform people quite truthfully that I've been bit more often when nursing my own babies or by a teething toddler than I have ever been bitten by any of our 40 snakes. That tends to make people, especially other women, laugh and understand my point a bit better.