QUESTIONS FOR THE FEMALE SNAKE-OWNERS

[requin]

1. What type of snake(s) do you own?
I just have a corn snake right now and I want more! I would also love some sort of boa or python someday.

2. What sparked your interest in the particular snake(s) you own?
Honestly, I have no idea. I always liked snakes but I didn't seriously consider getting one until earlier this summer. I did a ton of research and decided that a corn snake would be best for me as a beginner.

3. Do you have help with your snake(s)?
My boyfriend helps a bit, but I'm definitely the one who does most of the cage cleaning and handling. He does like to help with feeding though.

4. How tall are you?
5'3-ish, maybe closer to 5'4

5. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your size/age?
Nope

6. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your security/safety factor?
Nah

7. What is your age group?
21

8. How many of you have had your love of the scaley ones ruin a relationship?
Not yet! I think some people are kind of weirded out by it but no one has refused to associate with me or anything thus far.

9. Do you have an "if I die" list, of who gets, or what to do with the "collection" once you pass?
Not yet, but once I have more snakes I'll definitely figure it out. I know that for sure my boyfriend would take them, but if for some reason he couldn't my parents would probably keep one or two and adopt out the rest.

10. Why do you keep the species you work with? What are your goals with them?
I would love to be able to breed some pretty corns for myself and others. I wouldn't mind making a bit of money off them, but mostly I would enjoy seeing genetics at work and learning the personalities of different snakes.

11. Kinda got another one- any single ladies, how do you break the news to potential b/f's?
n/a, fortunately my boyfriend was just as excited about getting a snake as I was.

12. How do your friends view your hobby / deal with your obsession?
I'm sure a lot of people think it's weird or creepy, but oh well. I've actually been surprised by how interested some people have been, I really expected just about everyone to be grossed out. But even my mom likes my snake!

 

[SapphireGemReptiles]

1. What type of snake(s) do you own? 4 ball pythons, 1 corn snake and 1 dumril boa. looking at retics and granite burms for the future though when i move out of my parents place.

2. What sparked your interest in the particular snake(s) you own? i fell in love with reptiles when i was little and got to see them at the zoo and catching them at home

3. Do you have help with your snake(s)?
Just me, myself and I.

4. How tall are you?
5ft 10.5 inches

5. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your size/age?
No

6. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your security/safety factor?
No

7. What is your age?
19

 

[Altered]

1. What type of snake(s) do you own? Mostly ball morphs. Pair of lessers, a het. ghost, a pair of het. vpi axanthics...oh, and a one-eyed snow boa.

2. What sparked your interest in the particular snake(s) you own? My Dad got me into snakes. He was always more into kings and milks and corns, but when I was about 14, he bought me a baby ball. Which, sadly, refused to eat and died shortly because I was 14 and had no idea what I was doing. Two years later, my neighbor's found an adult male ball hiding in their garage. I rescued it. This one ate. After my horrible experience with the first one, I studied up much more on snake number two. Sadly, after several successful escapes, each time being discovered by my mortified mother (who has a phobia) I was forced to give him up. And now I have 5 of them. And a boa - my boyfriend is hardcore into the larger snakey faces.

3. Do you have help with your snake(s)?
(This is NOT a married/single question! Some of us have snakes & husbands/boyfriends that want nothing to do with them!)
Yes and no. My boyfriend is a boa man. he knows boas inside and out. Alot of that transfers to balls. But not everything.

4. How tall are you?
5' 7"

5. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your size/age?
Nope. Has alot more to do with income and available space.

6. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your security/safety factor?
Yes. I wouldn't EVER own a hot snake. I am clumsy as hell, and even if I had a hot snake in some super-locked down cage, I can envision myself managing to trip and fall and break the cage and get bit by the thing.

7. What is your age group?
15-25

 

[Will0W783]

I am clumsy as hell, and even if I had a hot snake in some super-locked down cage, I can envision myself managing to trip and fall and break the cage and get bit by the thing.

I am such a klutz too- I can imagine I'd do the same thing...lol. Or I'd drop it when I had it on the hook and it would bite me then. I also don't trust myself with the giant pythons yet either. I really want to get an albino burm but it will have to wait until I have a bigger space available and more time to work with it.

 

[sriann7734]

1. What type of snake(s) do you own?

i have a ball and a rough green. i like to catch snakes, i've had a couple large black rats, a few small water snakes (never could identify them) a very young black racer (that little thing was MEAN) and my green. i won't keep a snake if it has eating issues or if it rubs its nose raw. so far, the green is the first, it seems to be thriving in captivity.

2. What sparked your interest in the particular snake(s) you own?

i've almost always loved snakes, i really never had a real want for any particular breed except for the green. i was just about to order one from someone on here when my son found one in the backyard (how friggin awesome is that?) i read that the greens tend to be very docile, eat insects, and stay small. i've never had a snake like that before (not the docile part, the ball could babysit your kids) and i thought it would be interesting....it is.

3. Do you have help with your snake(s)?
nope. my fiance and son want absolutely nothing to do with them....or the tarantulas.

4. How tall are you?

5'5" (why?)

5. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your size/age?

i really like a big snake, i just can't bear to feed them rats or rabbits. sorry, mice don't bother me. i think it's because i owned a very personable rat years ago. my ball would do with a small rat....she gets 2 mice at a time instead.

6. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your security/safety factor?

nope

7. What is your age group?

i'm 30, but i caught my first snake when i was 12 and i've been smitten since

 

[lagartixa]

1. What type of snake(s) do you own?
A brazilian rainbow boa


2. What sparked your interest in the particular snake(s) you own?
I always wanted to have a snake, but never had the courage to feed mice/rat, but for some reason that doesn't affect me anymore, I read a lot about snakes, and wanted something with nice colors, and a snake that wouldn't grow to be huge. I went to a show and I saw these awesome snakes in person, almost got one. But I decided to wait and do my research, I looked online for breeders and got my boy a few months later.

3. Do you have help with your snake(s)?
No help from others at this point.

4. How tall are you?
5-4

5. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your size/age?
I don't think so, I always dreamed of being a snake owner, and I got one at the right time.

6. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your security/safety factor?
Nope.

7. What is your age group?
15-25
26-40
41-50
Older than that, but none of your business!
None of you're business, no matter how old I am!

 

[Punkymom]

1. What type of snake(s) do you own?
I have 2 ball pythons.

2. What sparked your interest in the particular snake(s) you own?
I have severe allergies to all things with fur (I'm even highly allergic to rats so I have to wash my hands frequently when handling them) but I love animals. I wanted a pet that my kids could enjoy as well as me and in doing research I came across snakes. I never thought I'd have a snake as a pet.

3. Do you have help with your snake(s)?
No. If I go out of town my husband will spray down cages for me but that's it.

4. How tall are you?
5'4"

5. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your size/age?
No

6. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your security/safety factor?
I have small children and wanted something that would stay at a manageable size. I would love to have a BCI someday, maybe after the kids are bigger!

7. What is your age group?
27

8. How many of you have had your love of the scaley ones ruin a relationship?
Never had this happen yet...hopefully it never will. My mom doesn't like them and I like to watch her squirm when I talk about her scaley grandkids!

9. Do you have an "if I die" list, of who gets, or what to do with the "collection" once you pass?
No but it's something to think about.

10. Why do you keep the species you work with? What are your goals with them?
My snakes are just pets and any that I get in the future will be kept only as pets. I just don't have the time or money to breed. I'll never be able to afford a snake over $500!

11. Kinda got another one- any single ladies, how do you break the news to potential b/f's?
I'm not single, but if I was I guess I'd break it just like I would the fact I had kids. Take it or leave it.

12. How do your friends view your hobby / deal with your obsession?
I've softened a lot of people's opinions toward snakes. Have yet to have the opportunity to let someone who was fearful hold one of my snakes (unless you count my daughter, she's 7) but I'm sure the day is coming.

 

[lindseymarie_est1987]

1. What type of snake(s) do you own?
4 GTPs
1 ETB
12 BPs
1 BRB
1 western hognose
2 eyelash vipers
1 mangrove
and a shit ton of crested geckos

2. What sparked your interest in the particular snake(s) you own?
first snake was an evil brb someone gave me, and its been downhill ever since, like potato chips you cant have just one

3. Do you have help with your snake(s)?
kind of, i help my fellow herper friends in my spare time for fun and they do the same but i dont depend on their help

4. How tall are you?

5'10''
5. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your size/age?
no not really, it has to do with how many racks and tanks i can fit in my current living situation.. ild have a retic if i had the room...

6. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your security/safety factor?
nope, i have hots... that should answer the question itself lol

7. What is your age group?
15-25

 

[Kitishane]

1. What type of snake(s) do you own?
1.0 - Normal Ball Python (Titus)

2. What sparked your interest in the particular snake(s) you own?
I fell in love with a friends Ball Python when I was younger. When I had the chance to get my own, I pounced.

3. Do you have help with your snake(s)?
I take care of the snake and his enclosure, my husband handles all aspects of the feeding (CO2 Euthanasia for the prey item, vacu-sealing if needed, freezing, thawing). I'd say we have a pretty good arrangement.

4. How tall are you?
5'3" on a good day.

5. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your size/age?
Not at all. I'd actually like to get into some slightly larger species, but I don't have the room at the moment.

6. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your security/safety factor?
Yes and no. I will not keep hots, because I don't feel comfortable bringing a hot into my home. In the same respect, I have no desire to keep any of the giants, as I cannot provide adequate space, and really don't want to deal with something that gets that large.

I like my BP because he is a good pet, as well as an educational animal. I can have him out with children/young adults (supervised of course) and not have to worry so much about him striking at any of them. Also, when I have children of my own, they will be able to grow up with him, and learn from an early age the care and respect that reptiles deserve.

7. What is your age group?
26-40

 

[Kitishane]

8. How many of you have had your love of the scaley ones ruin a relationship?
I haven't had my scale babies ruin a relationship, but my husband (also nicknamed Mr. Hubbs McDowner) says we're at our limit and that he's overwhelmed by what we have (6.2.4 - Crested Geckos, 2.6.4 - Gargoyle Geckos, 1.0.0 - Ball Python).

9. Do you have an "if I die" list, of who gets, or what to do with the "collection" once you pass?
No, I haven't put one in place yet.

10. Why do you keep the species you work with? What are your goals with them?
Each species has its own perk for me. I love the faces on the Crested Geckos, and they have great personalities. The Gargoyle Geckos remind me of dragons that have lost their wings, and are very relaxed in general. My Ball Python is my baby boy, and as stated in my previous post, is great for reptile educational purposes.

11. Kinda got another one- any single ladies, how do you break the news to potential b/f's?
N/A. The collection came into place after marriage.

12. How do your friends view your hobby / deal with your obsession?
I don't think my friends know what to do with my passion/obsession. Most of the people I know don't own non traditional pets, so me having my computer/reptile room is a bit strange I'm sure.

 

[SnakeGirl3]

1. What type of snake(s) do you own?
Ball pythons. I'd love to branch out one day (specifically, a Peruvian Rainbow boa, a blood python, and either a GTP or an ETB), but right now I don't have the space.

2. What sparked your interest in the particular snake(s) you own?
I wanted a snake that stayed a manageable size for one person, but wanted a heavier-bodied snake than a king or a corn. Also, my space is rather limited as well.

3. Do you have help with your snake(s)?
Not really. My husband would help if I asked though, but I usually don't ask. They're my passion, and I really enjoy caring for them. I only ask for help if I need more than two hands.

4. How tall are you?
5'4"

5. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your size/age?
Not really.

6. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your security/safety factor?
No. It's more about space for me. I'd love to have some other non-venomous snakes, including a burm if I had the space. I also want a gaboon viper (they look so gorgeous, and I think it would be a great learning experience), but unfortunately my state (Tennessee) does not allow for hot ownership. It's not worth it to me to risk my entire collection of ball pythons to keep a gaboon illegally.

7. What is your age group?
26-40 (I'm 28)


8. How many of you have had your love of the scaley ones ruin a relationship ?? Friend? Lover?? IN LAW??
Nope, the snakes came after marriage. In fact, my hubby had a snake that he'd gotten specifically because he knew I liked them while we were still engaged. Now, my mother-in-law is a bit different. She doesn't dislike me or anything because I like/own snakes, but it sure makes her visits few and far between (and that's not a bad thing! LOL).

9. Do you have an "if I die" list, of who gets, or what to do with the "collection" once you pass?
Nope. I figure my husband will get them, and if he wants to care for them, he will, and if not, he'll sell them off.

10. Why do you keep the species you work with? What are your goals with them?
Manageable size, and they don't require a lot of room (which is one of my issues--space). My goal with them is mostly the fun of it. I just do it as a hobby. But I also like using them to help educate others, as my state isn't very herp-friendly. But me and others like me in my state are hoping to change that.

11. Kinda got another one- any single ladies, how do you break the news to potential b/f's?
Already married when I started buying them.

12. How do your friends view your hobby / deal with your obsession?
Back nearly 10 years ago when I got into them, I got many strange looks when I told people I kept ball pythons. However, times are changing, and I have more and more people now who are actually interested in them, and ask questions about them (and yes, I get the "do snakes really unhinge their jaws?" question almost every time). Most still say that they don't want one as a pet, but that they're aren't "scared" of them either--just find some things about them interesting. As for them dealing with my obsession, most people figure out pretty quickly when they meet me that snakes are a major part of my life, so it's just a part of me. If they don't like them, then I'm not going to force them to hang out with me, but I'm not giving up my snakes either. There was one guy I knew that was absolutely terrified of them--and I mean freeze-up-completely-still-and-be-ready-to-upchuck kind of scared. He'd still hang out with the hubby and myself, and he was OK with it as long as the snakes stayed in their cages.

 

[DeeRa]

1. What type of snake(s) do you own?
Ball Pythons

2. What sparked your interest in the particular snake(s) you own?
I have always been a animal lover of any kind and finally one day curiosity got the best of me and I bought my first normal BP. Been hooked ever since.

3. Do you have help with your snake(s)?
It's a teamwork effort between me and my husband...

4. How tall are you?
5'4"

5. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your size/age?
I've had the big snakes and honestly I like not having the big issues that go along with them. Also I feel safer with my curious 3 year old and BPs verse my curious 3 year old and a retic.

6. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your security/safety factor?
Nah

7. What is your age group?
15-26


8. How many of you have had your love of the scaley ones ruin a relationship ?? Friend? Lover?? IN LAW??
I havn't had this issue thank goodness..

9. Do you have an "if I die" list, of who gets, or what to do with the "collection" once you pass?
It will all go to the hubby


10. Why do you keep the species you work with? What are your goals with them?
Manageable size and they don't need alot of space. I just have them to enjoy

11. Kinda got another one- any single ladies, how do you break the news to potential b/f's?
"so...btw I have 20 snakes.."
lol


12. How do your friends view your hobby / deal with your obsession?
Some people think I'm crazy (mostly my family) and co-workers do the same. I normally get "omg you have what?! How do you sleep at night??" and stuff like that. People who actually come to the house and see them realize they are not that bad and some are actually interested in them. I've actually had a friend or two go buy BPs after learning about them.

 

[Shenzi Sixaxis]

1. What type of snake(s) do you own?
Thus far I have one corn snake that is of the classic/normal morph. I hope to expand my collection to include rosy boas, ball pythons, milk and king snakes, and perhaps one large boa or python (9ft+).

2. What sparked your interest in the particular snake(s) you own?
Some time ago I realized my leopard gecko was dying. Just before she died, I started doing research on snakes and decided that a corn snake, being small, having a good attitude, and coming in a huge arrange of colors, would be my first snake. I've decided that similar types of snakes fit my personality best.

3. Do you have help with your snake(s)?
Not really, but my mom doesn't mind watching me feed my corn every now and then.

4. How tall are you?
About 5ft 6in.

5. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your size/age?
Mostly my age. I can't get a job quite yet, so I needed to choose a snake that didn't get very big and need a very big (and expensive) cage or diet.

6. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your security/safety factor?
No.

7. What is your age group?
15-25
Just turned 15 a few months ago.

 

[pitbulllady]

1. What type of snake(s) do you own? I keep many species of native SC Colubrids, specializing in Nerodia. I also keep and breed varous morphs of Colombian Boa Constrictor and True Red-Tailed Boas(Surinams). I own, though not currently breeding, Ball Pythons, Spotted Pythons and Jungle Carpets.

2. What sparked your interest in the particular snake(s) you own? I've always loved snakes, since I was old enough to remember. I don't even know exactly what sparked my interest in them, since that was too long ago. I guess I really fell for Boas when I was in the 2nd grade, and was in a Brownie troop, and the older brother of one of the other Brownies had a large pet Common Boa and he brought it to one of our meetings. My late grandfather bought me my first Boa, a North Brazilian Red-Tail baby which I named "Agnes", for Christmas when I was 12.

3. Do you have help with your snake(s)?
(This is NOT a married/single question! Some of us have snakes & husbands/boyfriends that want nothing to do with them!) Not a lot, no. My father had to move in with me a bit over a year ago after his house burned to the ground, and sometimes he'll help move a cage or carry snakes to the car for a reptile show, but that's about it.

4. How tall are you? I'm a mere 5' 2".

5. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your size/age?
No, not really. At one point I briefly got out of large constrictors, thinking I was "too old", but found I just couldn't stand being without them, especially the Boas.

6. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your security/safety factor? I don't currently keep venomous due to my father and my brother, who has a form of Autism called Asperger's, had to move in with me. It's more for their peace of mind, actually. I don't currently keep the really huge species, like Burms or normal-sized Retics, due mostly to the lack of space and the cost of feeding.

7. What is your age group? I'm in that 41-50 age bracket, no spring chicken.
15-25
26-40
41-50
Older than that, but none of your business!
None of you're business, no matter how old I am!

If you feel so inclined, add questions of your own that you'd like answers to, from your fellow female snake-lovers![/QUOTE]

I think to some extent that my fondness for snakes stems in part from my rebelling against my mother and HER mother, lol. They were adamant that girls were only supposed to like certain things, like dolls, and were supposed to be terrified of things like frogs, bugs and snakes. My mother was determined to turn me into a child Shirly Temple clone, and I had to be more determined that she WASN'T. I won. I've also always had a soft spot for underdogs, the Misunderstood and the Under-Appreciated of the world, and if ever there was an animal that fit that bill, it's the snake. I love Boas for many reasons, their typically-calm and mellow dispositions, their soft, silky skin, their vaguely dog-like faces, and of course, those colors and patterns. For a large pet snake, it's hard to beat a Boa.

S.A. McKenzie

 

[Rasja]

1. What type of snake(s) do you own?
Dumeril's Boas

2. What sparked your interest in the particular snake(s) you own?
I grew up with an anaconda, rattlesnakes, and 2 gators, always have loved the herps

3. Do you have help with your snake(s)?
(This is NOT a married/single question! Some of us have snakes & husbands/boyfriends that want nothing to do with them!) No, maybe years ago, but now I'm who my friends call when they have questions.

4. How tall are you?
5"2

5. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your size/age?
Yes, I don't wanna take on anything too big, Prefer to stick with under 10 feet.

6. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your security/safety factor? Yes. I don't want to own anything that I couldn't handle myself. . .

7. What is your age group? 22
15-25 <--
26-40
41-50

 

[TailsWithScales]

Oooooohhh how fun

1. What type of snake(s) do you own?
Rattlesnakes.

2. What sparked your interest in the particular snake(s) you own?
I've always had a passion for the hots. Especially the elapids and crotalids. Studying and talking to venomous keepers only made it so much worse.

3. Do you have help with your snake(s)?
Nope. I am completely 100% on my own.

4. How tall are you?
5' 7"

5. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your size/age?
Not in the slightest.

6. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your security/safety factor?
Not really. Was just very mindful around the bigguns because I was alone and kept 'things' close should I ever need them.

7. What is your age group?
26-40 (I'm 33)


8. How many of you have had your love of the scaley ones ruin a relationship ?? Friend? Lover?? IN LAW??
Shamefully I must admit yes to this question. I've more then once chosen my reptiles over a man. Even ending a couple relationships.

9. Do you have an "if I die" list, of who gets, or what to do with the "collection" once you pass?
Yep. My family has extremely strict - written instructions on this. It's even notarized.

10. Why do you keep the species you work with? What are your goals with them?
They are my passion and in my blood so to speak. I could not every imagine my life without a reptile in it, especially a monitor. My goal is just to enjoy them fully and completely.

11. Kinda got another one- any single ladies, how do you break the news to potential b/f's?
I feel I'm a master at the art of this. It's always been scary but have had the attitude "To love me is to love my reptiles". I would always break it to them gently and slowly and if they react badly then it's buh-bye.

12. How do your friends view your hobby / deal with your obsession?
I can't say as though I can answer this question fully simply because I don't fully know. Most are very happy and enjoy seeing them. Others would swear I was crazy but love me anyway. My parents are honestly the most comical about it as they have the best comments and shock and awe when something new is shown off or there are recent photos.

 

[boalove]

1. What type of snake(s) do you own?
Ball's and Boa's

2. What sparked your interest in the particular snake(s) you own?
My fiance' and I purchased eachother a Ball for our one-year anniversary just for fun out of impulse

3. Do you have help with your snake(s)?
My fiance' and I work with our own snakes, but we help equally with husbandry and whatnot.

4. How tall are you?
5'9"

5. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your size/age?
I am a tiny 115lb 5'9er

6. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your security/safety factor?
I like Bally's cause there cute, fat and lazy. I like Boa's because they are beautiful, long and confident! So...No.

7. What is your age group?
19 in two months

8. How many of you have had your love of the scaley ones ruin a relationship?
Nope. Made my fiance' and I have a stronger one. Mostly everyone is fasinated.

9. Do you have an "if I die" list, of who gets, or what to do with the "collection" once you pass?
They would stay in the family, if not with my fiance'.

10. Why do you keep the species you work with? What are your goals with them?
With Ball's I am just interested mainly on Pied's, Blue Eyed Lucy's and Woma Lesser's not really for breeding but more as pets. But, Boa's are a whole 'nother book

11. Kinda got another one- any single ladies, how do you break the news to potential b/f's?
Not single. If I were, it'd be the first thing to mention.

12. How do your friends view your hobby / deal with your obsession?
Most my girlsfriends hate them. I have made my family like, if not love them. But, my boss is the worst. He likes to pick on me calling me the future 'little old cat lady' but with snakes,

 

[ceduke]

1. What type of snake(s) do you own?
Currently a corn, a western hognose, and an eastern Indigo.

2. What sparked your interest in the particular snake(s) you own?
I worked in a store awhile ago where a man brought in a hognose he had found abandoned in a tank on the side of the road, and I was smitten. Picked up my gal a few weeks later. My corn i picked up after I visited Carol Huddleston's place and saw his father. Talk about eye-popping! I had to have one of the little ones after that. The Indigo...I held one at a show about ten years ago and never looked back. I've been obsessed since that day.

3. Do you have help with your snake(s)?
No. My husband caught a little cali king I had who escaped once, but that's it.

4. How tall are you?
5'6"

5. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your size/age?
Not at all. I've fostered some snakes that were probably too big for me to reasonably handle alone, but I'd do it again if need be.

6. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your security/safety factor?
I guess...I intended to keep my last boa foster, but he was so nasty that I was afraid of him and found him a MUCH more experienced home

7. What is your age group?
26-40 (I'm 25)


8. How many of you have had your love of the scaley ones ruin a relationship ?? Friend? Lover?? IN LAW??
Ruined? No. Grandma in law hates snakes and therefore hasn't been to our place since we moved closer to her. But...she's a very frustrating person and I'm gonna call that a bonus, since it means we only have to deal with her on OUR terms.

9. Do you have an "if I die" list, of who gets, or what to do with the "collection" once you pass?
Not officially, but my sister in law would help find homes for them (and probably keep the corn)

10. Why do you keep the species you work with? What are your goals with them?
Manageable size, and they don't require a lot of room (which is one of my issues--space). My goal with them is mostly the fun of it. I just do it as a hobby. But I also like using them to help educate others, as my state isn't very herp-friendly. But me and others like me in my state are hoping to change that.

11. Kinda got another one- any single ladies, how do you break the news to potential b/f's?
I was in vet tech school when I met the hubby, so he got to hear ALLLLL about all of my pets long before we started dating.

12. How do your friends view your hobby / deal with your obsession?
Nearly all of my friends are either in the veterinary field or deep into animal rescue. My best friend had 8 chinchillas. I don't have any friends who are repulsed by reptiles, I think mostly because I met most of them in tech school.

 

[bloodybaroness]

1. What type of snake(s) do you own?
4 corn snakes and 3 ball pythons.

2. What sparked your interest in the particular snake(s) you own?
I've always loved reptiles and have kept them since I was little.

3. Do you have help with your snake(s)?
Nope, my mom like to visit them. She calls them her "grand-snakes."

4. How tall are you?
5 feet

5. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your size/age?
Nope.


6. Does your choice of snake have anything to do with your security/safety factor?
Nope, if some one attacks me I'll just shoot them. The snakes can watch if they want.

7. What is your age group?
26-40

 

[bloodybaroness]

Crap I missed some.

8. How many of you have had your love of the scaley ones ruin a relationship?
Never. If the guys don't like the snakes the guy gets the boot.

9. Do you have an "if I die" list, of who gets, or what to do with the "collection" once you pass?
Sort of. I need to update it.

10. Why do you keep the species you work with? What are your goals with them?
I keep corns and balls because I love the morphs they come in. My goals are to eventually start breeding my favorite morphs.

11. Kinda got another one- any single ladies, how do you break the news to potential b/f's?
It's kind of in the opening discussion of "about me stuff." The snakes are part of my life and they are going to stay a part of my life.

12. How do your friends view your hobby / deal with your obsession?
They did not get it at first since snakes are not like dogs, then over time then saw how awesome they are.