so...why snakes?

[Schlyne]

I thought snakes were pretty cool when I was younger. Turns out my dad is not to found of snakes, which might explain why we stopped for any turtle that we found, and never any snakes or anything like that.

I touched a big boa when I was in grade school, and learned for myself how they felt, etc, how they work.

I've thought snakes were interesting for a while, but I'd never gotten into keeping snakes until about 2 years ago. I got the chance to observe a couple of pet ball pythons outside, with their owner. Not long after that I purchased my first snake (which was a ball python).

[stangs13]

Ive always aloved animals. I have had several encounters with venomous and non venoumous alike and I was hooked from there. I aquaired my firast snake around 7 years ago. And I am now getting more. My fingure is broken and i cqant type so I will get of now..lol.

[Blu Mongoose]

When I was little all the kids were getting ducks and chicks for Easter. Of course I cried all night because dad said no. I don't know where he found it, because it was still cool out, but he brought me a lrge black snake. He then went on to explain how it was so wrong to keep ducklings and chicks because they aren't as hardy as a snake. Loved them ever since. I was about 7 or 8 and had the neatest pet in the neighborhood.

[Kizerk]

i always like animals... around 02 or '03 i was interested in corn snakes, and my mom said no... so the idea died down for awhile. and then in '05, i started up lookin corns, and that led to ball pythons. i joined this site last year, never really posted, cos i didnt have a snake, went to the 2005 narbc show in anaheim didn't get a snake, went to the show this year... and the rest is history

[Kara]

Animal nut from day one...horses will always be my first love, but I'm a critter person regardless. Caught a rough green snake on my back porch 20 (!!!!!) years ago, and it's been game over since then, reptile-wise!

K~

[jessie_k_pythons]

I would have to say that I loved reptiles from day one. I always thought they were neat animals that moved in a fun way. My first incounter I can remember was in kindergarden. A local rescue group had brought some animals and reptiles in to show the school and then brought in a very large burm. she was normal colored and was covered with huge scars. The story behind her was (that I can remember) that they found her in a black trash bag behind an old tabaco store or something and she was cut from her neck to her vent and had burns where some one put out cigars and ciggretes on her. I think it was at that moment that I wanted that very snake so I could lover her and hold her every day to show her that not all humans were bad. but god that was SOOO long ago...

I got my very first snake over 3 years ago from a guy that should have never had a snake. and that was when I found out that all the love and hugs in the world wouldnt show a snake that humans wern't all bad. LOL he ended up being traded for my first BP Baby and I have been an adict ever sence!....and I just bought another BP today

[recycling goddess]

I would have to say that I loved reptiles from day one. I always thought they were neat animals that moved in a fun way. My first incounter I can remember was in kindergarden. A local rescue group had brought some animals and reptiles in to show the school and then brought in a very large burm. she was normal colored and was covered with huge scars. The story behind her was (that I can remember) that they found her in a black trash bag behind an old tabaco store or something and she was cut from her neck to her vent and had burns where some one put out cigars and ciggretes on her. I think it was at that moment that I wanted that very snake so I could lover her and hold her every day to show her that not all humans were bad. but god that was SOOO long ago...

I got my very first snake over 3 years ago from a guy that should have never had a snake. and that was when I found out that all the love and hugs in the world wouldnt show a snake that humans wern't all bad. LOL he ended up being traded for my first BP Baby and I have been an adict ever sence!....and I just bought another BP today

jessie, is that the same snake that attacked you?

[IamKaervek]

My roommate's ditzy girlfriend asked me this same question 2 days ago.

I just returned the question: "well, why you?"

She didn't get it. Mr. Bojangles laughed.

[Sapphire7]

I have always had a love for birds. And I have bred them in the past, and now I have only a parrot, may get a couple others like cockatoo, and a macaw late ron, but for now my Grey is my baby. Snake are so similar yet so different, and well I have always had a thing for scaley and feathery creatures who laid eggs. It amazes me, its so myterious, so..beautiful. And ofocurse many other reason but lets just stick to this one right now

[SilentTigress]

We always had a bunch of animals growing up. My parents were pretty cool about that. My dad's friend had a whole bunch of snakes, and everytime we'd go over there I'd end up holding them. (Or going to the bathroom and finding a Burm in the bathtub...that was kinda scary..lol) Eventually the friend got us two corn snakes, one for me and one for my brother. Mine had some kind of deformity where half of its body would flip upside down everytime it moved, and it died pretty quick. My brother's is still alive though.


Then I started working at a pet store...Now that was a bad idea..hah. They had a Children's there that was there for almost a year. All of the other employees handled her a lot, and she was a great snake. They were asking $139.99 for her, so I asked the owner if he'd cut me a deal, and he let me take her home for $50....and the rest is history. (Found the male online, and then was at a reptile show, saw the adorable little Spotted and just couldn't resist.)

My mom really hates the fact that I'm 20 and am old enough to care for/get all of these things without her say..lol. She just laughs about it. Although, she did tell me if I bring home any kind of spider that "You and your snakes and your spider can find somewhere else to live!!!"...So I'm not going to get anymore animals until I move out on my own and am done with college.....well, that's atleast what I told her...lol