Just remember that the producers probably encourage a TON of what you see in the show. Remember we've had the "offers" to participate in really cool shows about people with "large collections" and assured that it was all to show people loving their animals, etc etc.?
That's the same tactic they used against people who collection 'things' like comics or toys or star wars. They told the people "We want to share your love of your collection with everyone!" then when they came in, they "redecorated" by moving things around to make it look like the house is totally full and even has walkways blocked by scattered items. They neglected to mention that the comic guy was actually still mid-move and had kept the bulk of his collection in climate controlled storage, NOT filling up his entire house.
I have no doubt that most of the people profiled on the animal versions keep their animals fairly responsibly and the producing paints the 'worst case' scenario however it needs to. If they have a well-known really great keeper of ball pythons on the show, they'd probably present filthy cages, snakes they claim are skinny(because they'll show a blood python then a ball to imply it should be as large as that), snakes out of the cages and small kids handling the animals. Of course the voiceover and end result won't reveal anything about the reality of his well-kept, clean, healthy collection.
So keep that in mind when you start dissing the people shown on tv, and make comments about how it's "obvious" that no one should keep this or that type of animal. Next season it might be you or your friends profiled and all the people watching who never owned a snake will be badmouthing you and the community the same way.
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