i dont think there is a single person on this site that doesnt care for their snakes. people arent being "friendly" because of the inexperienced people keeping animals that can kill them not fully understanding this. the mistakes they make affect us all. all the stupid people who think they have real control of these animals should NOT keep them. this is where we all as keepers get a bad rep. someone will get hurt or killed because the snake is "deadly". well no S#1T!!! if you have doubts about keeping such an animal then DONT!!!
find someone to intern with before. offer cage cleaning, feeding, mopping or what ever it takes to get hands on experience.
you are, knowingly or not, representing ALL of us when you do this. get hurt doing something stupid means i cant keep my tiny ball python. but showing the world you are committed to the health and education of these creatures means that we are moving forward in educating ourselves as well as the public about this misunderstood animals.
dont eff it up for the rest of us by being an idiot and thinking you know what you dont. show everyone that you are smart enough to admit you dont know everything but are willing to learn.
good luck
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