Subliminal, scared of frogs? Can't say i've ever heard of that one. I think I would have to agree with the general consensus of everyone that has posted in saying they are much more interesting than dogs and cats. I do enjoy the company of a dog but the time it takes to train them is a pain. I didn't get my first ball (Oakley) until my buddy was trying to get rid of his. We eventually got my fiancee (Hissy) because she wants to try our hands at breeding. To me it's more challenging to breed snakes then it is dogs or cats. My mom-in-law and sister-in-law cannot figure out for the life of them why we would want snakes and of course have the mentality of "the only good snake is a dead snake." They just don't understand...and we are also hopefully gonna get a juvi savy in about 2 or 3 weeks.