My first shock I guess about peoples' fear

[rossi46]

Before you leave your house with your pet (snake, dog, cat, bird, spider, whatever) you should ask yourself, "Could everyone else who might be exposed to this animal reasonably expect to see one of these at the store I'm going to?" If the answer is no, you shouldn't take it.

Such a good way of putting it, I want to make sure it's seen. Just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should. I'm relatively new to the BP world, but there's no way in the world I would ever take my snake into public. Why? Because it's ridiculous to assume that because I happen to be into snakes, that means anyone else who I might encounter is as well.

Especially with all the anti-reptile legislation that is trying to be passed lately, the last thing "we" need is a group of people contacting their congressmen about how there are "wild, dangerous snakes at Lowe's!!!" Let's use our heads here, people.