I gotta say, it's pretty disappointing to see so many people who avoid talking about such an awesome hobby. The military is a pretty diverse group of people, we all have TONS of different ideas and not many of us think the same and I've only met one person who thinks my snakes are "gross" or dangerous. I've met a lot of people who are skeptical though. In fact, I've had TONS of people watch a feeding session and they're amazed! A friend of mine didn't like snakes much until he saw my ball eat a mouse he swore was too big, now he wants to see every feeding.
I don't know whats happening to the school systems today, but one of my earliest memories is of some sort of snake big enough to cover the length of our entire stage. I'm pretty sure it was a retic or burmese, and the size of the snake is probably a bit off (a full grown retic probably looks a lot bigger to a 5 year old than an adult!) but I was in awe! After the presentation we all got to touch the snake and I've never been afraid of reptiles since then. Honestly, education is key so why keep our hobby quiet? If more people were willing to hold a ball or a beardie, I'm sure they wouldn't be demonized like this. Just my opinion.
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