I definitely wish I had friends around my age who knew about snakes like I did and have their own. Sadly most of the people I know don't really even care to have snakes.
Yeah, I live in a really small town. My graduating class is around 120. And telling people i own boas, pythons, geckos, and rats, they dont always understand. When my mom tells people that i own these things they give her the exact same reaction. . And the amount of people that think they are venomous or can eat me is ridiculous. I always give a little education whenever i talk about my herps.