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My cousin is a perfect example of this. She used to play with snakes in the backyard when she was a toddler, her mom would freak out. now she's terrified of snakes.
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This is how I actually started my collection. I had found a gartersnake In my yard and brought it in to show the kids to show them snakes aren't "nasty little critters" Once they figured out it was a real snake they cleared out of the room faster than if I would've yelled "FIRE!". So, I did research, found a species I liked (Kings) and picked one up at the next show. Now snakes are just second nature to them. My son's considered the reptile expert in his class
. They're aware there are dangerous species and not to pick up wild ones.
Dr. Fry: First off welcome to Ssnakess!
Second: You state "As for potential legislative problems, there's only one way to counteract this, and thats of course through education." This may be easier said then done. Considering your research has just changed many of the things we "THOUGHT" we knew of many of the species we know. Your research basically sought to find out if there was or wasn't venom in these species. The problem is it didn't go to the point of figuring the potency of these venoms.(as I understand it anyway) Till that's done many legislatures will base their laws on just the "venomous or non-venomous" aspect of your research. Not whether they're dangerous or harmless venoms.
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