Taking your BP out in public

[Archimedes]

I would not recommend it. I can't speak for anyone else's animals, but I have witnessed Magnus become tense and stressed in my best friend's hands, and that was within scent of both me and his tank, in a controlled and familiar environment. I'd never want to subject him to more discomfort than necessary. I bring him into the backyard on nice days and will get him out to show a friend if they ask to see or handle him, but if he gets stressed I put him back so he can hide. It's more difficult to do that in public places (not impossible, but anything temporary will still provide a level of anxiety and instability for such creatures of habit).

If it's a question of education, I feel that it would depend on the temperament of the animal and whether it's a regular occurrence. For example, if a zoo has an education collection, and the snake is accustomed to be taken out in public within sight and sound of such stimulation for short periods of time, that's one thing. But most of us don't have that luxury of educating the public in an environment where people are there to see the creatures in question. Bringing a snake with none of that type of conditioning into such loud and unpredictable surroundings is stressful for the snake, the public, and potentially the handler if things take a rough turn.

Just my .