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Will0W783 · 10-06-09, 07:38 PM

I agree with you 100% BP_Okay. I cant' tell you how many times people have cringed or looked at me like I'm nuts when I mention I keep snakes, and how they ask me if any have attempted to eat me, because "that's what snakes do"....ugh.
Snakes, like any other animal, are neither good nor evil, they just are- they have no moral code, just instinct. But they fill a very important niche in the wild, and, as far as I'm concerned, they are fascinating and gorgeous. I wish more people would take the time to understand them.

DeesBalls · 10-08-09, 01:34 PM

lol i just think people are ******** and are scared of the unknown, thats why they are scared of snakes...

myfiance was petrified of snakes till i got one now she understands them along with love them

as for the burm and totler insodent what heppend there?

BP_okay · 10-08-09, 06:11 PM

It is annoying...isn't it Willow! They just don't know what they are missing.

Lil Boa, it is funny how people get used them. My mama was so nervous around them at first, but she thought something was wrong with my corn, and found out he was okay, she wanted to hold him for the first time...it was the sweetest thing.

And the toddler thing - it happened a few months ago in Florida. An 8ft Burm got out of its tank from the living room, crawled into the 2 year old's bedroom and constricted her to death. The idiot who owned him was sooo irresponsible not to have that cage properly rigged. IMHO, when I own large snakes and happen to have kids someday, I am going to have them in a locked room(the snakes, not kids

), and have something under the door just in case they happen to escape. But not all snake owners have brains. Makes the rest of look bad unfortunately.

MegF · 10-08-09, 06:26 PM

This story has been out on the internet for years. Snakes absolutely don't have the capacity to "size up" something. They just eat it. If the prey is too large, they either won't try, or they will eventually regurge it. I have people at work that absolutely are flabergasted that I keep snakes at all. Then when they find out they are "IN MY HOUSE....ARE YOU CRAZY!!!!" I just have to laugh. The next question I always get is: Aren't you afraid that one might get out....and I always ask them "and do what?"

DeesBalls · 10-09-09, 09:19 PM

lol the biggest pain in the *** would be trying to find it LOL!!!

Will0W783 · 10-10-09, 05:19 PM

Oh yes, it is very very stressful. When I first started keeping snakes, I had a few escapees and it was always a heart in the throat, nervous search until the animal was located. Since I've gotten more experienced, I haven't had any escapes in a long time. I do not miss that.

BP_okay · 10-10-09, 07:35 PM

Whew...luckily, I haven't either, but I have had that feeling while I was out...did I put the lid back on? did I put the lid back on? (I take meds that cause forgetfulness) I finally got back home and realized I did put it on....but I had that sick feeling myself. I would never forgive myself if one of my babies escaped, and got hurt do to my irresponsibilty...now I have a little ritual just to be sure I don't forget.