For a long as I can remember I loved animals. I would check out all the books on animals I could. My favorites have always been snakes, big cats, and sharks. I remember the my neighbors all called me when there was a snake in their yard (we dont get hots down in the valley). I would always go get it for them then ride my little bike down to one of the feilds and let it go. My mother would never let me keep any. She has always been deathly afraid of snakes. So when I moved out the first thing I did was buy a king snake. My collection has grown substantialy since. I always wanted to get a leopard too but im sure thats not gonna happen