Yeah, ignorance really gets to me, considering snakes are killed simply because people don't KNOW. Heck, most of the time they don't even want to. A couple of months ago, I didn't want to. Then, I was made to take the time to get to know a couple. Now, I happily have my first herp. It just gets to me when people kill relatively harmless creatures simply because they don't like them. I don't kill flies, or spiders, or anything, unless I see it as a threat. Snakes are now included in the harmless list, unless I know it is truly a threat. Yesterday, my sister killed a ribbon snake. Because she was afraid it would bite and kill my neice. What the heck?! It was in her kitchen, scant feet from the door, and she kills it without even blinking. I hate that. Its obvious that it was harmless. It couldn't even fit my thumb in its mouth. Did it stop her? No. The stigma the general public has attached to snakes, and reptiles (other animals too, but this is a herp site) in general is sickening and it makes me ashamed to say I felt the same way a few scant months ago. In short, the public needs to be educated, because they are destroying a wonderful thing.

I apologise for the rant. It needed to get out.