Parents think snakes are evil (I want a bp?)

[serpenttongues]

@serpenttongues: I am sorry I snapped. The name calling was inappropriate. From the wording of your initial post, it sounded as though you got some sort of enjoyment from your mom's discomfort, and I don't hold well to people who would treat another human being that way. I still do not approve of your method, and am even more disappointed that you thought this was good advice to pass on to a young person.

Advice: go hug your mom, tell her you love her, tell her that you're sorry about having gone against her wishes when you brought the first snake home when you were younger and more belligerent, but that you sincerely appreciate her continued support of you and your hobby, despite her discomfort.

I appreciate the apologies. But you're right - I don't know the OP's parents, and I don't know how you parent. I only know what worked in my situation. Going out and buying the snake with my money showed them that I was responsible enough to keep the animal. Perhaps the OP's parents would've reacted the same as mine, or perhaps they would've reacted more similar to how you would react. I'm sure OP knows his parents, though. Much better than any one of us. I did not say "the only possible thing you can do is go behind your parents backs and do something they forbade". In retrospect I didn't word my initial post as clearly as I should have, mainly because I'm on this app in my free time - in the middle of the night/early morning. So to clear things up - I DO not torture my mom with reptiles, nor would I EVER do such a thing. I strive for the world to be more educated about the reality of herpetoculture, not have scare tactics shoved down their throats. That said, my mom will always for the rest of life, feign "freaking out" when she sees a snake. Most of the time when I bring them in sight of her she goes "Ahhhh what are you doing with those slimy things" then laughs and pets a tail, or simply goes on her way. Even though I'm financially responsible for myself, I do still live under her roof, and therefore would move the snakes to my boyfriends house if she ever had a problem with it (which she doesn't). I'm in no way condoning negligent behavior. I'm not telling the OP to blatantly disrespect his parents, either. I didn't even read this whole thread, just a few posts. In my situation, I asked my parents to buy me a snake over and over and they said no. So I worked up the money and I bought everything myself. At 15 I worked around the house for money to care for my snake. I'm sure the OP will do something similar. I have many reptile enthusiast friends who obtained their first snake in a similar manner, whether it be by purchasing it themselves and showing pet-keeping responsibility to their parents, or simply buying it and hiding it because their parents would get mad. So, like I said. It's all situational. I knew my parents wouldn't care about having a snake in the house, even though they thought they were nasty devilish creatures (they now know they're harmless animals who play a vital role in the ecosystem and should be respected as any other animal), but on the other hand I'm sure your kids know rather well that you wouldn't tolerate an animal being brought into the house without permission under any circumstances. The OP also knows how his parents would react to any method he chooses -- that's why he chose to go the educational/research/proof route.
So I contract the double entendre of my original post. It seems the OP already got his snake (before my post?) but for any other kids reading: listen to your parents and don't get a pet without being able to care for it


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