neocatlove

So me and my friend are in a argument and she is someone who has only really owned dogs she has said she knows NOTHING on snakes at all she doesn't even think they are cute!?! but anyways she is telling me i shouldn't own a snake because i can't afford to take it to a vet over every tiny issue
what do you guys think? (clearly i am not going to give away my snake any time soon) but I would like to know what you guys think is something to take your pet to the vet over? like for dogs and such i know taking them to the vet is standard but i have known of a lot of people who treat their own pets because they sell stuff to do so most of the time