Whats the worst BP Myth you've ever heard?

[Mustang5]

I hear some of the best comments at the SD Safari Park and the SD Zoo, I end up hanging around the reptile area just to people watch at this point because it cracks me up. One of my favorites was when they had an albino berm on display (couldn't have been more than 7ft) and everyone was looking at it and it yawned and one of the older ladies standing there goes "good lord it must be looking at us like we are meals it just opened its mouth at us, I could only imagine what that bite would feel like, it just grosses me out" (here comes the shocking part, one of the young girls that was a volunteer there) looks at them and goes "this is a small one, their bite isn't that bad I was working with a WILD CAUGHT Reticulated Burmese python once that was 16ft long and it bit me, those are some of the worst snakes to work with talk about pain." My first reaction was a mix of hmmm and oh cool they have a hybrid here, but it couldn't have been wild caught so I asked and she goes "no no its not a hybrid it is a species of snake that they have found over is asia", and my 6 year old looks at her and goes "no that's not correct I think you are confused, dad lets go this makes my head hurt". Grabs my hand and pulls me away haha.

Haha your sons quote was awesome. I have totally listened to what people say about snakes at the SD Zoo. I am always so happy when I hear somebody who knows what they are talking about or even knows snakes aren't bad. But more often then not people will talk trash about snakes, calling them "Satan", if you think they are "Satan" then why are you in the reptile area? Confusing, another example is people purposely avoid a snake that is moving and active. Like the sight of a moving snake is to much for them and will go to a cage with a snake that is resting.

[jclaiborne]

Haha your sons quote was awesome. I have totally listened to what people say about snakes at the SD Zoo. I am always so happy when I hear somebody who knows what they are talking about or even knows snakes aren't bad. But more often then not people will talk trash about snakes, calling them "Satan", if you think they are "Satan" then why are you in the reptile area? Confusing, another example is people purposely avoid a snake that is moving and active. Like the sight of a moving snake is to much for them and will go to a cage with a snake that is resting.

haha yup I see that a lot, especially when they are at the "infamous" monocle cobra" cage, I have been there a few times when it hoods up and everyone acts like it came through the glass at them where the kiddo and I are pushing people out of the way to get a better look. My wife always says when we are at the zoo it is like she is watch 2 kids haha. My kid has my attitude which cracks me up. You know in the reptile area facing the front side they have the snapping turtle? We were looking at it about 2 months back and this lady and her husband/boyfriend, doesn't really matter, goes OMG that thing is so ugly, again good ol kiddo looks right at her and goes "ummm that's not nice, what if I said YOU were ugly" my wife has her hands over her face and the couple looks at me like "fix your kid" and all I could think to say was "you know he has a point."

[Mustang5]

haha yup I see that a lot, especially when they are at the "infamous" monocle cobra" cage, I have been there a few times when it hoods up and everyone acts like it came through the glass at them where the kiddo and I are pushing people out of the way to get a better look. My wife always says when we are at the zoo it is like she is watch 2 kids haha. My kid has my attitude which cracks me up. You know in the reptile area facing the front side they have the snapping turtle? We were looking at it about 2 months back and this lady and her husband/boyfriend, doesn't really matter, goes OMG that thing is so ugly, again good ol kiddo looks right at her and goes "ummm that's not nice, what if I said YOU were ugly" my wife has her hands over her face and the couple looks at me like "fix your kid" and all I could think to say was "you know he has a point."

Haha, your sons quotes keep getting better! Ill admit there is something a little bit creepy about that snapping turtle but its an amazing animal.

[redshepherd]

Haha your sons quote was awesome. I have totally listened to what people say about snakes at the SD Zoo. I am always so happy when I hear somebody who knows what they are talking about or even knows snakes aren't bad. But more often then not people will talk trash about snakes, calling them "Satan", if you think they are "Satan" then why are you in the reptile area? Confusing, another example is people purposely avoid a snake that is moving and active. Like the sight of a moving snake is to much for them and will go to a cage with a snake that is resting.

I actually know a percentage of people who don't believe that snakes are evil or ALL are deadly or any of that nonsense... but they are honestly just disgusted by the way snakes move. I never understand it, but (from those I know) the same group of people are also disgusted by worms, caterpillars, etc. And somehow, snakes are lumped into that group that invokes a "disgust" response.

[EarMice]

I actually know a percentage of people who don't believe that snakes are evil or ALL are deadly or any of that nonsense... but they are honestly just disgusted by the way snakes move. I never understand it, but (from those I know) the same group of people are also disgusted by worms, caterpillars, etc. And somehow, snakes are lumped into that group that invokes a "disgust" response.

I love watching snakes move but I can't do eels. I have to look away or I get creeped out.

[Mustang5]

I love watching snakes move but I can't do eels. I have to look away or I get creeped out.

I have to agree. Watching snakes move is awesome but eels are strange animals, when I am at the aquarium they will just pop out of nowhere and scare the you no what out of me.