I can do all sorts of things. Doesn't make doing them a good idea.
There are people in this country who do not believe that we should have exotic pets. They fear them. They don't understand them. Taking snakes out and startling people who do not understand snakes and who fear them is not going to educate them. It's going to scare and disgust them.
Why I mention this is because our ability to keep our exotics is not going to be determined by whether we feel we should be allowed to keep them or not. It's going to be determined mostly by folks who don't have exotics, don't want them, and can't see why any reasonable person would want such a thing.
So it's a good idea to consider the impression our behaviors have on the people who will determine whether we keep our pets or not. If I decide to drape Minnie the Mean Snake and Darth Jackass around my neck and stroll through the park neither one is going to bite a single soul. But you better believe that when an issue comes onto the ballot concerning exotic pets, all the people who were startled by me taking those snakes out or scared or disgusted by them are going to be thinking of how inconsiderate and irresponsible reptile owners can be as they decide how they are going to vote.
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