hate on social media?

[wolfy-hound]

I'm pretty sure that if you posted pictures of your cat eating a bunny, you'd get the negative comments too.

I don't post feeding pictures. I don't think it's WRONG to post pictures of your snake eating, because it is part of owning a snake. But snakes have plenty of negative attention already so why plaster pictures of it eating a fuzzy animal? What is the point? Will random people enjoy seeing it? No. Trust me, the only people who will enjoy seeing it(reptile people not included obviously) are not people you want to be around, as they're just getting off on watching an animal die.

Reptile people are different, because they can appreciate that a snake that is eating is healthy and content, and it can be a milestone if the snake hasn't been eating lately or hasn't eaten that prey item before(like moving from mice to rats). Random citizens don't understand and don't want to see a fuzzy creature dying(since most won't understand it's a F/T if it is, or what F/T even means).

To your random person, it's as horrible to post a picture of a snake killing a rat as it is to post a picture of a puppy hit by a car dying in the street. Both the rat and the puppy are living creatures. It's the same reaction to hunting pictures of a big deer someone shot(even though it's dead in the picture), that a lot of people only see a dead/dying animal, not a 'good shot' or a 'trophy buck'.

All this said, when I post pictures of my snakes on Facebook or Twitter or Google, if I get a really negative comment, I can delete that person. If I get "Ewww! I hate snakes!" then I usually respond with "Really? I love ALL animals! So it's okay, I own enough snakes to make up for you not liking them! Balance in the universe and all! Cheers!" If it's a comment like "I'd kill it!" then I'll respond in a much less pleasant manner and unfriend/block them. It's not acceptable to say you'd kill someone's cat just because you hate cats, and it's not acceptable to say you'll kill any other pet.

Mostly I get positive or neutral comments. People usually like them or say they don't like them, or I get the gushing comments wanting more. But then, I don't accept every Tom/RICHARD/Harry who requests to be friends either.