A couple of people at work said they needed to hold an intervention after I purchased my 4th reptile, so I quit telling them about new acquisitions. And when one of them tells a newbie about my "giant" collection (based on hearing about a small portion of my pets) and that person instantly asks if I have snakes in a worrisome tone, I always just ask them if that's a problem and that throws them off guard
Oh and my other half's friends say I have a reptile farm, which I don't like that term.