Snake reactions from your family and friends

[Zincubus]

I believe the majority of my friends and family dislike snakes, but I can tell that they care enough about me and my interests to comment on how pretty the snake is or to listen to me rambling on about snakes. I do get SOME negative comments, but nothing impolite, mostly just playful.

I don't understand it really. If you posted a picture of you hugging your dog, you wouldn't expect someone who dislikes dogs to comment "Ewww" or anything.

You took ALL the words out of my mouth (saved me a job ).

I'm wondering, as regards specifically snakes , if it's just the way we are all kinda programmed by our families to protect us and by the media in general ??

Going back 50 years or so when I was a kid ( I'm 60 now ) the only time I saw a snake was on the telly and it was likely to be a scary looking Cobra striking at someone or if we went to the local Zoo there'd only be a few snakes ... usually huge dirty brown Boas or Burms lying motionless in the corner about 8' away .. I don't even recall seeing a real snake's head or face ..

So those images stuck with me for decades .. scary or just boring .

Thankfully being an animal lover they always intrigued me but it was only when I saw and held a beautiful yellow Butter Corn snake that it dawned on me that were beautiful, colourful and friendly snakes in the world ..

That's when my addiction kicked in !


To answer the question ...

I used to tell anyone and everyone as I was so proud of my beautiful snakes and wanted people to know that they didn't have to be scary or bland looking ... sadly the general reactions were negative..... from scowls to disgust with a just a few intrigued ones ..

I now 'play the percentages' and rarely mention it nowadays

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