Got my baby in today. First snake ive ever had.

[deathangel579]

Lol thanks for understanding guys.

[Daigga]

Happens to everyone, I think. I was so excited to get my new snake in today as well, he's a lesser bee and absolutely beautiful. I posted him to facebook right away and the reply I got, word for word;

No snakes are beautiful. Lol nasty creatures! But, to each their own. Just dont get them near me when I visit please. Lol

Well that kind of hurt... My parents don't say much, but I know they don't really approve either. Not to sound like a rebellious teenager (I'm in my 20's, after all) but it isn't really anyone's approval I'm after. On the reverse side of the coin, my brother's friend "loves" snakes, and when he visited with my brother today he just wanted to hold my biggest snake and wasn't getting the hints when I kept suggested he put him back. First time I had ever heard any of my pythons hiss, but this guy handles snakes much too roughly. I'll take people avoiding snakes altogether over the ones that only think they know how to properly handle a python.


*It was't the new snake he was handling, it was Chelsea, who will henceforth be referred to as Chase.

[deathangel579]

Happens to everyone, I think. I was so excited to get my new snake in today as well, he's a lesser bee and absolutely beautiful. I posted him to facebook right away and the reply I got, word for word;

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Well that kind of hurt... My parents don't say much, but I know they don't really approve either. Not to sound like a rebellious teenager (I'm in my 20's, after all) but it isn't really anyone's approval I'm after. On the reverse side of the coin, my brother's friend "loves" snakes, and when he visited with my brother today he just wanted to hold my biggest snake and wasn't getting the hints when I kept suggested he put him back. First time I had ever heard any of my pythons hiss, but this guy handles snakes much too roughly. I'll take people avoiding snakes altogether over the ones that only think they know how to properly handle a python.


*It was't the new snake he was handling, it was Chelsea, who will henceforth be referred to as Chase.

I did the same. Got pretty much the same response. "Are you crazy? Thats gross". "Thats gonna get lose and bite your toes off while you sleep"
I agree 100% with you tho. I just turned 18. Im already on my own. Approval? Nah. Plenty of people disaprove many things i do. Oohh well. My life. Lol

And about handling, unless i am absolutely sure they know what they are doing, they not touching my snake. Lol

[Daigga]

I did the same. Got pretty much the same response. "Are you crazy? Thats gross". "Thats gonna get lose and bite your toes off while you sleep"
I agree 100% with you tho. I just turned 18. Im already on my own. Approval? Nah. Plenty of people disaprove many things i do. Oohh well. My life. Lol

And about handling, unless i am absolutely sure they know what they are doing, they not touching my snake. Lol

He swore to me that he had owned corns and ball pythons in the past. I asked him if he knew how to pop a snake and quickly told him never mind after seeing how he was placing his fingers (it looked like he was about to just try and pry the vent open to peak inside. bullet dodged). Lesson learned; never again.

[deathangel579]

Wow. Some people

[deathangel579]

I dont know much about snakes. But im smart enough to either not touch something i clearly dont know what im doing or ask to be shown the proper way.

[Heeltoeclutch]

Part of people's disapproval/shockedness of snakes doesn't bother me so much, as I sort of take a sly pleasure in knowing that such ignorant people will have boring, less-fulfilling lives if they don't open their minds to being educated and possibly enjoying something they never thought possible, be it reptiles, new foods, cultures, whatever. (Maybe I'm a terrible person) That said I want everyone to be as educated and open-minded as possible, and if I couldn't find anyone who shared these interests, that would get lonely and sad. But there are always people here, and thankfully others at least in my life.

It would hurt my feelings if someone insulted my baby directly. My revenge would be to either educate and turn his/her views around, or if they refuse, to watch the insulter live out their miserable lives without the joys of having an open mind.

All that said I completely understand some people's irrational fears and would never want to penalize someone for that, as I have them too. I am moreso talking about those who jump on the bandwagon of "it's a ____, it must be _____ because that is what culture has taught me."

[deathangel579]

I agree with u. Ive always been open minded. And i understand some people are just naturally afraid of snakes. Theres nothing wrong with that. Im terrified of spiders. But some people keep them as pets. I can tell u are someone i would get along with lol

[Heeltoeclutch]

I agree with u. Ive always been open minded. And i understand some people are just naturally afraid of snakes. Theres nothing wrong with that. Im terrified of spiders. But some people keep them as pets. I can tell u are someone i would get along with lol

Hehe. Yes I share the spider thing although I wish I didn't. Maybe someday I'll get over it

[ritche]

There is always gonna be haters....my mom comes to see grandkids... said she wasn't coming back in the house....i thought I got lucky when she said she wasn't coming back in....didn't last long.... now she comes in and goes to check on my snake...

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There is always gonna be haters....my mom comes to see grandkids... said she wasn't coming back in the house....i thought I got lucky when she said she wasn't coming back in....didn't last long.... now she comes in and goes to check on my snake...