My first shock I guess about peoples' fear

[Pythonfriend]

if the temperatures are right then i see absolutely no reason not to do it.

one exception: i wouldnt want people to feel confined near the snake, it needs to be a setting where people can more or less move freely in all directions and can keep a distance if they wish to. So, no crowded places or elevators, but maybe a visit to the park.

in a park people bring all kinds of animals, mainly dogs but also more unusual stuff like turtles or ferrets or horses. and they do all kinds of things, including juggling fire or or do sports or whatever. Thats a good setting.

i totally do NOT think carrying a snake can in ANY WAY be disrespectful (unless people are forced to be closer to it than they are comfortable with). Disrespectful means something that should be respected is not respected. Should irrational fears and/or ignorance be respected, are they worthy of respect? No. But people still have a right to stay away from snakes if they for whatever reason wish to do so, and that deserves respect. when i take a snake for a walk or into the park or outdoors and its not crowded, people can keep a distance. im not forcing them to come near or be near or be uncomfortable, and that is enough respect i think.

What also deserves some respect is my freedoms within the law. if you have a pet you legally own and when you are not harming anyone and there is no law anywhere that would be broken, then it is within your rights to take it out into the public. if someone sees it at a distance and doesnt like it, too bad, that person can stay away, im not forcing that person to get close, its just not enough to keep me from doing it. I dont see a reason to act as if there would be a law against showing snakes in public, when there is no such law, and the only reason is some people might get offended.

There is no right not to be offended, im offended when i see neo-nazis or when i see a dog crap or when i see scientology or some other cult trying to pull people in, needlessly loud motorbikes and needlessly loud gardening tools also offend me. But everyone is offended by different things, if that would be something that is worthy of respect, there would not be much freedom at all. So, no, if you take a walk while holding a snake and dont force people to get closer than they want to, i dont see it as disrespectful at all.

and i think when done in the right context and in a smart way, it can be very beneficial for the reputation of snakes to randomly expose people to it in public, its all about context and how you do it.