Quote Originally Posted by The Golem View Post
Shortly after getting my BP, was at a family dinner. Someone must have told my sister-in-law and from across the room she called out, "Is this true? Why did you get a snake?!"
After a moment to think about a response I shot back with, "I'm allergic to cats".

Just this week there was a news story about a pet rescue / reptile store in Ohio that had a break-in and some snakes were stolen. Here's a paragraph from the story, which is being repeated in many online news sites:


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Really, a good thing to do is take some photos and video clips with your snake so they can see its actual size and how calm it is when being handled. And that it isn't a 30 feet long killing machine...yet.

It's not 30' now and won't ever be. If any snake were to reach 30', with actual verifiable proof and not hearsay or forced perspective, I'd hand over my next 3 pay checks. There have been no verified recorded cases of snakes reaching or exceeding 30' of any species, just tales of such snakes.

I have gotten so "ews" and "but whys?" but even the people who used to be disgusted by them have begun to like snakes after all the pictures I post on my FB. Even my grandmother, who used to fear for my safety with my 6' BCI has slowly become more used to them and doesn't worry so much now that she knows a 6' boa poses little danger and she knows I'll take precautions with my retic. Overall, I've had fairly positive feedback.