I have yet to encounter anybody who really showed disdain for what I do. Maybe I'm lucky. My mother only just stopped telling me to let them free ("It's cruel to have animals in cages") and asked me how they were doing the other dayI know plenty of people who don't like snakes, but they've all respected the fact that I spend a lot of my time caring for them and trying to educate others. Need to knock on wood or something, or I'll run into some crazy anti-herp person in the next couple days, haha
As far as people arguing care, I'm slowly learning there are a million and a half ways to keep snakes. Some work better than others, but it's important to find what works for you in particular so that snakes receive proper care. A lot of people seem to be struggling lately that their way isn't necessarily the only way. It's been getting pretty vicious actually![]()