I am curious about other cultures and countries views of keeping reptiles. In the United States it is an accepted hobby, (except perhaps the keeping of hots, which has its own subculture but is not something commonly accepted by your run-of-the-mill American suburban family IMHO, which is why those keepers run across all sorts of laws and so on having to do with hot snakes.)
Additionally, those who keep the giant Burms may certainly get a raised eyebrow from part of the population. But little corn snakes and lizards are kept everywhere, huge chain stores like Petsmart and Petco carry herp supplies and sometimes a small array of snakes. There are reptile expos all across America.
What about elsewhere? Are there some countries and cultures where it is common, are there any where it is not? How are snakes and other reptiles viewed in other parts of the world?
Additionally, those who keep the giant Burms may certainly get a raised eyebrow from part of the population. But little corn snakes and lizards are kept everywhere, huge chain stores like Petsmart and Petco carry herp supplies and sometimes a small array of snakes. There are reptile expos all across America.
What about elsewhere? Are there some countries and cultures where it is common, are there any where it is not? How are snakes and other reptiles viewed in other parts of the world?
