Snake haters drive me crazy!!

[christina_ann0915]

I know many of you on this forum have probably been lectured a time or two about owning and handling snakes. I can't even count the number of times I have!! Every other day I go to work and I expect someone to say,"That snake is going to get in your bed one night and eat you while you sleep." My ball python is only 2 feet long. I highly doubt she can eat all 5.5' feet of me.

My other favorite part of a lecture is when they say its going to eat my dogs. I mean come on people......seriously!! I doubt she could get out of a locked lid cage. This is coming from people that have never owned or even handled a snake before in their entire lives. And from people that will believe anything they read on the internet or see on the TV. Ridiculous. Do your research before you lecture me.

Thanks for reading.......sorry for the rant.

CJ

[DutchHerp]

Why do these people know you have snakes?

Later, Matt

[christina_ann0915]

Gotta love facebook......and plus I am proud of being a snke owner.

[Andrew24]

i know what you're talking bout ! my friends and family say things to me all the time!.. some is worse then others.. but my friends basicaly call me dumb to my face for my idea.. and when i 1st started thinking about breeding.. long story short i told my dad about the idea.. and lets just say he thought i was dumb for thinking about doing it.. said thats a wast of money!!!! and you have to wait 2 years to even get your money back???!!!?!!! thats too long ...(he said that cuzz i told him i had to wait 2 years to start breeding so my snakes would be up to breeding size).. and he said.. you would be better off taking over my tree company!

and don't even get me started on his tree company.. i basicaly have worked for him all my life.. and im tired of all the freaking trees!!!!!! lol...

don't get me wrong i love my dad.. and i love that he still loves his job after 25 years give or take.. but there are times when he just bugs the hell out of me!!!! just so you all know im 19 and living in my own apt.. just throwing that out there so no one gets confused... why would somebody get confused ? you never know lol

basicaly it sucks not having any friends or family supporting me on the things i want to do and love to do...

and now im ranting lol

[MarkieJ]

Gotta love facebook......and plus I am proud of being a snke owner.

Snake pride!!! I share my snakes with my students, and have done presentations for kids, and have turned on many to the world of herps. However there is still that segment of society that shuns our hobby, and it's something that we'll have to deal with. I can see where DutchHerp is coming from though, I don't go prancing my snakes around in public, or even let my neighbors in my apt building know I have herps. It's a shame though that you've gotta defend yourself to your facebook friends...

[christina_ann0915]

It is a shame I can't prance my snakes around in public, because I totally would. Just glad I have the support of this forum and many others who haven't discovered this forum yet. I shouldn't have to hide the fact that I have a snake. (Getting a few more in 3 weeks!!) They are misunderstood creatures.

[MarkieJ]

Wouldn't it be awesome if we can just carry them around like a person walking a dog? I think it would turn people on to snakes if they can see how harmless our BPs are. Unfortunately with all of the hysteria going on right now, that doesn't seem like a good idea even though it is within our legal rights (depending on local laws).

[christina_ann0915]

It would be fantastic to carry them around. LOL I can just see my grandmother's face now. They are harmless in my eyes, wish we could say that for the ones who don't understand snakes.

[medusasmorphs]

Yaa I can't stand people who make a huge fuss over owning snakes. Boo them and rock us...I've converted scared snake haters into lovers though and that makes it all worth it

[blackcrystal22]

You know, I'm not sure why, but most people don't hate on me for it.

When I tell people I have 23 snakes, they get a shocked look and ask a series of curious questions. Some say 'that is so cool!' or are disgusted because they're afraid of snakes. But generally, they're curious and are willing to listen to any information I give them with open arms.
It is far more rare for me to see someone ask no questions and try to tell me what my snakes are going to do to me. I guess they figure when I say how many I actually have, I might know a thing or two more than they do from T.V.

Cheers!