People I work with often give me weird looks when they initially find out I have snakes. They are all of a sudden creeped out. Oh well, their loss! Last summer we hosted a "Snakes and Snacks" event and had a lot of coworkers come out to see them. A lot of them finally understood how cool they are and now are constantly asking for updates on the new babies. Breaking the snake stereotype is very hard to do, but is very rewarding when you do!