I honestly haven't been directly asked this question yet, but I do have a friend who tells me to kill me snakes every time I so much as mention them.

I have tried to explain to him thousands of times why I keep them, but I've come to accept that there are some people in this world who will never understand.

I keep snakes because I enjoy them. I love my dog, he fulfills my need to have an animal that loves me, but there is just something about my snakes that I just love. I love that they eat once every 6 days so I can leave for a weekend without worrying too much. They are also amazingly beautiful and primitive. Holding my snakes is simply the best, for me it's a very relaxing experience. I just enjoy everything about my snakes and that's why I keep them.