I find it funny how I react when I meet a fellow herper - it's like you can't stop talking snakes! I am a bit cautious about who I talk to about my pets but also educational. You can't change everybody and a lot will still cringe but I get a lot of questions (after a bit of debriefing) that actually are intelligent. A young guy at work said that he thought that I was cool because I play guitar (not very well but he doesn't need to know that!) and I told him what was cool was my pets. I think he has a whole new view of me now. I also tell people if they want to know about or handle a snake to come see me. They know, from working with me, that I would not do so If I wasn't comfortable with the visit.