Age of owners?

[Chocolate Muffin's]

When they said "grow up", they meant grow up and quit being a "kid" (what exactly is kid about snakes?). I'm 34 and soon to be a father. I really got ticked off, because many men spend a lot of cash on other hobbies that I don't. Think about the cost of hunting, fishing, etc. I just wanted to see where the majority of the members ended up on the poll. Either way, the dude is a jerk!

Marc, you know better than anyone how much you have seen, done and sacrificed so that people can freely make ignorant comments like that one. I have to confess that stereotypes are two way street. There are plenty of negative stereotypes about people who own snakes and at one time I was probably guilty of believing them too.

When people in my inner circle learned that I had these animals, the first thing I heard repeatedly was "you don’t seem like the snake lover type at all, snakes are for people who (enter anything ridiculous here)..." Essh…what does that mean?

I was happy to learn that herp lovers come from all walks of life and really, there is no appropriate label or stereotype necessary.

Let there now be a new example of the rich mix of individuals who love snakes. Some may have tattoos and piercings, some may attend the Ivy League and some are stay-at-home moms (and everything in between), it’s a very diverse group in my opinion.