Help me talk him out of it

[Tash]

Id avoid what was said before about notifying your HOA or Landlord. If you push to get them to ban a large "dangerous" snake then what will happen if he/they decided that they don't want your little Python around either? My neighbors are very nice friendly people but I will not allow anyone to know of my collection if I can help it. The majority of people tend to get squirrelly when they find out the person next door owns "dangerous baby eaters"

I've learned from past experience not to mention snakes if it's not necessary to neighbors and such. My current landlord doesn't care but I agree on not bringing up the issue in fear that it would backfire. When I was younger I had a garter snake. Such a tiny baby snake. One of the neighbors heard I had a snake and blamed my childhood pet for the disappearance of her cat. Proceeded to warn the neighbors to watch their small pets and children because I often let it roam loose. Rumors got so bad that authorities were called and our home was inspected in fear of our (the children's) safety. We were a bit confused until they asked to see the large snake. I pulled out my garter seeing as it was the only one that lived in the house... fit in the palm of my hand. They almost immediately left our home and I remember them apologizing and thanking us for our time. I made it a habit of showing people the pocket sized monster that lived in the viv in the corner of my bedroom. At that point though the damage was done. My parents weren't big on snakes to begin with so harassment from the neighbors only made it worse.