I think since I started breeding the reactions are different, than they were when I had 5 or less.

Back then people tended to respond with a "cool...." sort of thing. Which to me is just a big ol' *MEH*. Hard to have an intelligient conversation with a person that is just standing with that goofy look on their face.

And usually follow it up with some misinformed story such as "My dad's cousin had a mamba and it ate his dog!!!"

*Bruce exits stage left*

Now that I have 70 plus, I never actually tell anyone, but if I am at a dinner party, house party, etc. one of my friends almost always brings it up. Or I get cornered by someone following who timidly asks "can I ask you about your snakes?"

Those are the people I like because they want to actually learn about it, and not just the myth busting, but they like to hear about it from an emotive stance as well... what it is like to keep them, why I pursue this hobby, etc.

But whenever you have a conversation with a non-snake person about snakes you have to learn when to shut up.

At some point their interest wanes and you have to know when to stop talking or you look like "that guy"... the one at the party trying to be cool talking about his snakes.

Bruce