Quote Originally Posted by tigerlily
I get this quite often too. Since I have snakes, I'm endangering my two young children's lives and I'm a horrible mother. I think a couple actually thought the snakes were free ranging in the house as well. I usually try and be very patient with these people, since they're obviously not dealing with facts but a fear or misconception.
I usually grab em by the back of their neck and dunk em in a pale of cold water until they are seeing things my way.