We are all animal people. How many times have you been asked, “Why reptiles?” These inquiries are innocent, mostly. They are an indication of one’s curiosity seeking to discover the fundamental drive of our interests. We hold a fascination and love for these animals, otherwise we wouldn’t keep them, but why do we love them? I get asked this question a lot, especially since I am interested in venomous. “Can’t that kill you”, I am asked. Answering this question is really pretty easy. I always ask the inquiry about their personal interests. Why do people body build, garden, skydive, scuba, paint, etc, etc? What makes others love their interests? What is love? What causes fascination and what drives it? Philosophical nonsense? Reflecting upon these questions, for me, the answer is revealed. I honestly don’t think the drive can be explained any other way. Not in a way that anyone can understand whose not willing. You sorta know what you are dealing with, I guess. Ignorance, or prejudice? Both? We as hobbyists and keepers….we just "love", who knows why. Some of us are into it so much, we choose to dedicate our lives to studying, breeding, and caring for them. What are your interests in this hobby? We all keep for different reasons. Myself, I enjoy the animals and everything about them, but captive propagation is the ultimate rush in this hobby for me. Witnessing life, create itself is the most amazing thing ever. “The spark of life”…WOW! It could never get old for me. These are first to hatch for 05. The first pipped last Tuesday morning 2/8/05. Aren’t they cute? Enjoy!
Monocle Cobra (Naja kaouthia) egg tooth is visible in some photos
Life would be such a bore if we are all interested in the same thing? What about you? Why do you keep?
Sean