I wish more people were open when it comes to reptiles as pets, especially snakes. Everyone dismisses it so quickly and its very aggravating. Last weekend I was telling my coworker at work about my bearded dragon and ball python and I went to pull up pictures on google to show him what they look like. I pulled up some images of bearded dragons first while explaining how friendly they are and of course the only image he looks at is the one with the bearded dragon's beard all poofed out in defense mode, and he's like "yeah that sure looks friendly.." ARGH. Of course if you saw a picture of an angry dog with its teeth showing no one would come to the conclusion that all dogs aren't friendly, but people seem to like to generalize reptiles that way.

The best was when I told him I had a ball python. As original as ever, the first thing to come out of his mouth is, "soooo that can like strangle you and eat you in your sleep right?" ......yep my ball python that might reach 6 feet at most is going to bust out of her luggage strapped tub and swallow me in the middle of the night.....SERIOUSLY PEOPLE LEARN A LITTLE MORE AND QUIT GOING ALONG WITH STEREOTYPES LIKE THEY ARE THE LAW OF THE LAND. Maybe if you took the time to open your mind and interact with reptiles yourself before assuming you know everything about them and spouting off ridiculous bologna you might discover that you actually enjoy them and that they can be wonderful and rewarding animals to work with.

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