Those Nasty Reptiles

[littleindiangirl]

Thought this was... different
Those Nasty Reptiles. << My Kids Mom

The kids (not mine) yesterday found some salamanders under the trampolines. They were all handling them and taking them to different spots and what not. I thought this was a little gross, but whatever, kids are kids, and a salamander isn’t something you see everyday in the wild. So at lunch time my dad made this big announcement about how salamanders can carry disease on their skin that if touched without washing can make you very very sick and even prove fatal. After that my step mom informed me of a little boy who touched his pet iguana and didn’t wash afterward and was sick for like, 5 years. I think I might be on the Slow Train or something because I did NOT know this! I mean, I’ve never owned a reptile before, or known anyone who has, so I guess maybe that’s the reason. So I hope all the kids washed their hands! Yick!

[darkangel]

Don't cats have like 17 diseases that can be spread to humans... and reptiles have ONE. I don't know. I heard that somewhere. Could be totally off. But still.

[Nate]

check my for sale ads:

"giving up collection because I heard they have cooties"

[jkobylka]

It's sad really. I hear stuff like that all the time, along with "slimy snakes" "is it poisonous?" when I'm clearly not holding it in such a way to prevent it from biting me... I try to take it all in stride...

Justin

[Jay_Bunny]

My sister tried to educate me on how venomous ball pythons and corn snakes are.

[wolfy-hound]

Bwah ha ha!! Nathan, pm me, I've had vaccinations against reptile cooties. I'll take your entire collection off your hands, ONLY to keep you safe from the cooties of course...
People suck. What more can you say? It's just simple.
I can't find any studies that say that anyone has confirmed that reptiles have infected people with anything. It's always vague, or attributed to a pet turtle, without actually confirming that the child/person handled it recently, that the animal in question actually was swabbed and tested for the bacteria/virus/germies. The amount of food poisoning from poor handling of raw chicken FAR outweighs anything from pet reptiles, so I'm waiting patiently for laws to be put into effect to prevent people from dangerous raw chicken.
Wolfy

[Ladydragon]

you would think that by now we wouldn't be surprised by the ignorance of the majority of the population in regards to reptiles. ignorance may be bliss at times, but knowledge is power. ::shakes head::

[elevatethis]

It's sad really. I hear stuff like that all the time, along with "slimy snakes" "is it poisonous?" when I'm clearly not holding it in such a way to prevent it from biting me... I try to take it all in stride...

Justin

Back in college when I worked at the pet store, I'd have a bp out and when asked stuff like that, I'd say they were venomous and one bite would kill me. I think I offended a few people here and there...shocking, I know....