No one is freaking out on you, but the reputation of our community and our rights to keep our snakes is on the line when anyone makes an irresponsible choice. The world doesn't understand what we do and the animals we love and that is something we all have to accept. The point of my posts to you were to really get you thinking about the nitty gritty of keeping your snake with you. Freaking out doesn't accomplish anything. I encourage you to read my second post, as I explain how detrimental it was to my social life and my ability to study. I had to move out in the last few weeks of my senior year out of fear for my snakes' safety. All because of a roommate who whole heartedly agreed to having them in our place. You can't trust anyone. I can't tell you what immense stress this caused on top of classes that were already killing me. As I said, it obliterated friendships. And I took every caution imaginable to ensure the safety of my animals and cover my own butt. You don't need that in your life.
I promise you, it's not worth the stress. Think long and hard about this and understand that it's not in the best interest of your snake to have his life on the line every day if someone were to find out. If it's that important to you to have him with you (and believe me, I understand that), then do yourself and your snake a huge favor and look into off campus housing.
We are all just a little on edge lately because of the recent bad media attention, so be aware that our community is under fire and fighting for our rights.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
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