Originally Posted by KitaCat
I'm all set in the significant other department (and he loves reptiles just as much as I do!) but I've gotten no shortage of those reactions from people. I've come to kind of enjoy it rather than be put off by it. The look I got from my boyfriend's 17 year old niece when I told her we now have 13 snakes was hilarious.
Plus, the excitement when you finally find someone who IS curious about them is great. We have a friend who doesn't like pets, just never saw the point of them... But he fell in love with our snakes, and wants one from our first clutch.
Hi fellow maritimer! I know what you mean about meeting and talking to someone that likes snakes - you can't stop. I get some pretty crazy reactions here as well. My brother (among others) have asked if I am scared of either my little boa or my two year old ball getting out at night and what would happen. I am concerned but not for the reasons that they are thinking - the snakes not going to kill my family, just hide somewhere and I won't be able to find them. In some ways society is so backwards, too many people have watched too many bad snake movies or are dwelling on the nasty stories in the media. It's hard to get the message across but I try hard and I have won some people over including my wife (now the argument is that she thinks the ball is prettier than the boa - I disagree with her but, oh well...).
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