Quote Originally Posted by Jenn View Post
We will never change the opinions and fears that people have about snakes. We won't "educate" them, or "change their minds"

I think the safest thing we can do as snake keepers is to "keep" them to ourselves. My neighbors don't even know I keep snakes. Someone once asked me where all the used bedding in my mulch pile was coming from and I told them I was babysitting a friends hampster. The less your community know about your addiction the better off we will all be. Whenever I see someone out in public with a snake I am reminded that snakes have no ego.
I'd say telling that person that you were taking care of a hamster is a bit extreme, what exactly could the person do if s/he found out you were keeping a snake? Sneak into your house and kill it? It's your desition but by making people think less people have snakes makes them think that snakes are more dangerous...