I dont force my love of snakes on my friends, though most are very interested and have a lot of questions once they find out just how many i actually own. I don't really think its my job to change someones mind about them, i just respect their boundaries and hope they will respect mine.
For example i have a friend with 15+ spiders.. personally they freak me out, but I am still interested in why she likes them, and want to know more about what she owns.. so I understand where some of my friends are coming from.