who said only dogs liked to do this?

[seeya205]

You have every right to post whatever pictures you want, and expect whatever comments you want to expect, however it is a public forum and you're opening yourself up to both compliments and criticism.

I'm not going to bash you or say you're a horrible reptile owner, is is after all your choice and as you said, I'm sure the snake is going to be just fine. However, anyone who reads anything around here knows the battles the reptile nation has been fighting to maintain our ability to keep these animals and the amount of damage that one bit of negative press can do to hurt the cause. No, you probably didn't hurt your snake, and nothing bad came of it. Thats good. But was it a risk to some degree? Of course it was. It wasn't as safe as having it securely contained and therefore it was a risk, however marginal the difference may be.

It is a funny picture, no question. But the people here have reasons for being the way they are, and they are not without merit. After all, it is never the snakes that cause these issues, it is the actions or irresponsibility of the keepers.

Well said! Don't display pics publicly if you don't want to hear what the public has to say!