Hey there, fellow snake people!

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I'm so glad to have finally found an online community of like-minded snake people! (Not sneeple, I just mean people who are into snakes

I've always loved snakes. I used to catch garter snakes every summer since I was three! I would put them in those plastic critter keepers with some leaves and grass, then let them go in a day or so after admiring and playing with them. They were so pretty, and so cool, and I loved to feel them move through my hands. I didn't even mind the nasty garter snake musk, (although I was pleased to later learn that not all snakes have that smelly defense mechanism.)

Fast-forward several years. I'm a young lady now. Still way into snakes. Surprisingly, I have only ever had one snake, and I only got her last year! In fact, bringing her home was the most rebellious-teenage thing I've ever done, because I didn't have permission to get a snake at the time. But (somehow) it all worked out in the end, and I love love LOVE my sweet noodle baby!

Speaking of my snake... She is a kenyan sand boa, supposedly about 4 years old now, I got her April of 2015 when her previous owner needed to move to Alaska and couldn't take her. I named her Shai-Hulud, after the sand worm from Dune (sand boa, sand worm, close enough), but I just call her Shai. She is the chillest snake I've ever met. And she is so cute! And so pretty! And I LOVE her and I so badly needed to find other people who feel the same way that I do about their snakes! And now I have!

So, hello! Let's talk about snakes already!



**I would like to note, I don't condone getting a pet on impulse, especially not a reptile because of their specific care requirements. Nor would I generally advise anyone still living with their parents to sneak a reptile into their home without permission. It was reckless of me and could have ended very badly! The fact that it worked out so well is nothing short of a miracle! But seriously, don't do what I did. It won't end well.