i think its sad that certain pets are discriminated against. granted i would never own a spider or scorpion as a pet cuz i'm deathly afraid of them but to those who do...as long as they're careful around it and they take all neccessary precautions to not get bit/stung, then more power to 'em. i like snakes the same way other people like dogs or cats. my dad knows i want a snake but doesnt know i pretty much already have one...picking it up monday...cuz when we talked about me wanting one he said "snakes are disgusting, creepy lookin' things. why would you want one of them?"
my mom believes snakes are evil cuz the devil portrayed himself as one in the bible. i'm willing to bet my bottom dollar that if the devil had portrayed himself as a rabbit my mom would hate them too. whatever.
a few people i know and socialize with in church know i'm getting a snake and their reaction when i first told them was " oh, a...snake...ok." but they didn't give me any kind of nasty remarks about it. i just try to keep my tone a little nonchalant when i talk about having a snake as a pet, like its no big deal.
i know that if my parents know there were a snake in my house they wouldn't visit the house but they'd meet us somewhere in town, fine with me. i wouldn't have to worry about everything looking perfect for them, lol.
i was the kind of kid that played with all the creatures i found outside, except for the rattlesnakes, my dad went out of his way to kill them when they came too close to the house, probly because he thought i'd try to play with them too,lol. but yeah, i was picking up lizards, bugs, you name it. they were always like "ew gross! let it go." then when a bunch of lizards got into the house one summer my mom had me catch them and put them outside, while she "hid" ontop of the couch.
anyways, it upsets me when people talk about snakes like they're the devil and when someone starts to do that i just tune them out and turn my hearing aids off if i cant walk away at the moment. my bf doesn't like snakes either but he's tolerating the fact that one will be here, he just wants no part in caring for it, but he has to take me to pick it up and to get the rats cuz i dont drive.