SOME PEOPLE!!!!!!!!

Don't you hate people that think owninga venomous is sooooooooo cool.THIS IS NOT MENT TO BE A INSULTE, I'M TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO SAY TO AMATURE SNAKE KEEPERS WHEN THEY ARE ABOUT TO GET THEIR FIRST SNAKE!!!!!!It's like yea sure why not it's not like we cold die or somthing.

Sorry I had to vent about this.

Vincent, could you say this again a different way? I'm not sure why you are upset?

I'm saying this because the kid said to my son yay cool what about a venomous snake...This applies in some adults that think that if they have a hot makes them the coolest person on earth.

Yeah. Liking snakes because they are interesting is different from gaining status just by owning a particular one. And maybe some status stuff is OK, like owning a particular baseball card or something, but here, a venomous snake carries a lot of responsibility and is not just a cool toy to show off and definitely not a toy for a child.
If your son learns the difference because of this incident, he will have learned something valuable in life.

I think the same can apply to any number of reptiles including large constrictors, venomous, large monitors, etc. While venomous animals can certainly be dangerous I don't like the notion of alienating one niche of hobbyists (I am a venomous keeper myself).
I have never seen anyone in my area exhibit a venomous animal in an irresponsible manner however I have seen on NUMEROUS occassions owners of large Boids carrying them out in public. Personally I think there is a larger number of individuals who get in over their heads by purchasing Retics, Burmese, Croc Monitors, etc. than there are who venture into venomous.
My point being, while venomous animals certainly have the potential to draw owners who think it makes them "cool", the same can be said for other potentially dangerous reptiles as well.

Originally Posted by lucille

Yeah. Liking snakes because they are interesting is different from gaining status just by owning a particular one. And maybe some status stuff is OK, like owning a particular baseball card or something, but here, a venomous snake carries a lot of responsibility and is not just a cool toy to show off and definitely not a toy for a child.
If your son learns the difference because of this incident, he will have learned something valuable in life.

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he did by the way

Originally Posted by Luvthemtorts

I think the same can apply to any number of reptiles including large constrictors, venomous, large monitors, etc. While venomous animals can certainly be dangerous I don't like the notion of alienating one niche of hobbyists (I am a venomous keeper myself).
I have never seen anyone in my area exhibit a venomous animal in an irresponsible manner however I have seen on NUMEROUS occassions owners of large Boids carrying them out in public. Personally I think there is a larger number of individuals who get in over their heads by purchasing Retics, Burmese, Croc Monitors, etc. than there are who venture into venomous.
My point being, while venomous animals certainly have the potential to draw owners who think it makes them "cool", the same can be said for other potentially dangerous reptiles as well.

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