News: 2 die in rock python attack

[CrystalRose]

I'm avoiding going back to the articles and reading comments for precisely that information! I have 10 snakes in my house, as well as a host of other critters. No one would be able to pick me out from a crowd, and pin me as a snake owner just by looking at me or even talking to me. Only way they would know is if I specifically mentioned it. I don't have any piercings other than my ears (and only one hole each), no tattoos, my hair is dyed one color and it's a natural looking auburn, nothing spectacular or unusual about me. I imagine most of "those" people who think of snake owners believe them to be part of the "fringes" of society, wearing certain clothes, coloring their hair different colors, tattoos and piercings everywhere, etc. Nothing wrong with any of those things, but those aren't what define a person's likes or dislikes when it comes to the animals they keep!

Sounds just like me. I have dogs and cats and what people would consider "normal" pets. I don't stand out in a crowd. Been happily married for almost 17 years. Live in a small town etc. When I do mention to people I have snakes they seem shocked then they tell me I don't seem like the "type". It just really gets on my nerves.

It's like my neighbor. He has a harley,Has tattoos and looks like what most people seem to consider the average "biker". He's told me people have actually crossed the street when they see him coming. However he and his wife are THE nicest people I know. He and his wife both do Pug rescue and he carries their one elderly pug when she gets too tired to walk. One day I had a knock on my door and it was him. They had gone to a pet expo and brought back a whole bag of free dog treat samples they had picked up for my dogs. Just really nice people. Stereotypes for any reason just suck.