I have heard the usual "watch out they will eat you" and "you should get rid of them", but most people are actually quite interested in my snakes and several have came to my house to look at them. I have brought my passion into school before and my piers are in awe. A lot of people asked me if they feel slimy, so I just told them to go ahead and pat the snake. Its always fun to tell people about the 8ft female red-tail I used to own and watch their reaction.