While I love my snakes, and I'd like to think that they love me back, I'm not naive either. Snakes, whether balls or pit vipers are not domesticated. I personally don't believe any animal is truly ever domesticated, but that's another topic entirely. They're wild animals that tolerate our presence. That's why I continuously tell people, "You deserved to be bitten. You done screwed up, kid." We put ourselves in these situations with these animals that're compromising, and then gasp and look in awe at the blood on our fingers when we're bitten. C'mon. We're smarter than that. We know deep down in our hearts that these animals are wild, that we haven't domesticated them, and every day we're not bitten is a sign that we're tolerable enough.

The moment you stop realizing your snake is a wild animal might be the day that you get tagged. We need to have respect for these animals. Respect and admiration. Many of the Africans do. They stand in awe of ball pythons. Why don't we?

And...I'm done ranting. O_o