Thinking of stepping away from balls.

[ChrisS]

Here's the miracle- I do rub people the wrong way. I am an arrogant person that's full of himself. News flash champ- I don't care. I'm posting my opinion on a public forum. You don't think I don't understand your feelings about your 2 year old? I do. Fact is, you're judging animals based on nothing but reputations- which is exactly what most reptile keepers HATE. Do you know how many times I have people come into work and tell me I'm crazy for having a 16 foot python in my living room. When I volunteer to use him in demonstrations- people tell me he's going to eat children. Do you know how hard people like me work to show the general public that most of the claims about reptiles being mean/biting are based on nothing but ignorance and mental retardation.

Fact is, I've been bitten by more corn snakes and ball pythons than I have any other type of snake. I've lost more blood to corns and balls than anything else. You can make your choices, respect my right to call your choices ignorant, stupid, and frankly- you should stay away from this hobby as you do nothing but promote negative thinking about these animals that some of us work so hard to give a better reputation.

Yes, I do believe you should not keep animals. You do nothing but give them a bad reputation. I could see you on animal planet advocating stricter laws and telling people in the pet shop "man, get a ball python cuz that blood might bite you!". Also, yes- I do trust my 16' male tiger retic over most corn snakes I've been around. He's docile, doesn't give a damn about anything, and is incredibly docile. He's never snapped at me, never given me fits- even when I'm holding him taking off a stuck eye cap or checking his mouth. Even when I smell like rabbit, he never gives me grief.

I don't care if you don't want to keep the same species as me. I care about your ignorance and negativity to the hobby. You're tacky.

Hahahaha thanks for the good laugh!! Your great, you should be a comedian. Instead of arguing with you because you never run out of steam I'm going to fuel the fire.

I'm going to continue keeping animals!

I'm still not keeping bloods or retics!

I didn't say I was basing my opinion on all of one species I said for the sake of my child I'm not going to take a chance. I don't care if your snake is "tame". Snakes are wild animals wild a primitive mind. Don't believe me look it up.

You're a wack job who needs to seek counseling to channel your inner anger. Its not healthy to get this worked up over a thread on a "public forum"

And how do you understand my feelings?

If most reptile keepers hate me then why is only you making a big deal... Oh wait I forgot there are no reptile keepers here only bp keepers, which somehow in your eye isn't a reptile.

No I don't know how many times people at your work say you are crazy, but with your posts I'm inclined to agree. Not because of your love of large snakes in my case though.

Oh and one other thing your snake is having no reaction to you messing with his eye thats probably a good indicator he isn't well. Any animal snake or not, if you mess with its eye it's going to react. So you may wanna take your snake to a vet or find someone who can better care for it cause you are too busy worrying about other people.