So many people get snakes because they think it will make them look like a total Bada$$ and that is it. If you do not love the animals, and YOUR animals each individually, then you have no business owning them.

All we can do is try everything we can to educate people around us, for the sake of the snakes, and so that anyone we happen to turn onto the hobby can get the most from it! Adopting a snake is nothing like adopting a cat or dog, but even though the relationship is different, it can be just as fulfilling.

I know a few people who have seen my BP and my pics of her on Facebook and are all, "oh cool, maybe I want one!" As much as I would love to be responsible for a convert, I tell them it is NOT an impulse buy item, it is NOT a piece of furniture, and it is NOT a cheap investment. Do your research, then we'll talk.