I aquired my snake a month ago in a rescue situation.
The reaction of many friends, and all my family, was,
"WHY on earth would you want a snake?! I can't stand snakes!!!"
Well, Mr. Slithers is in a prominant area of my house- right there
in my kitchen, just as you walk in the door. And I've noticed, no
matter what people SAY that they feel about snakes, they are all
inevitably drawn over to see this creature. And as Mr. Slithers
comes out to observe them in return and they go on talking about
how they "hate" snakes, their voices seem to become quieter, their
stance looks more relaxed, and soon they are asking questions about
this animal that they claim to detest. Most of the people who say that
they hate snakes have never been that close to one, and they are actually
surprised by the calm, and anything but threatening, attitude of Mr. Slithers.
Yesterday I had to stop by the pet shop for some feeder fish while I was
shopping with my mother, one of the people most adamnant that snakes
have no place as a pet. I was in the back with the fish, but when I went to
look for Mom guess where she was. With the snakes! She was the picture of
curiosity and pleasure as she stood there looking over 3 juvenile pythons.
"Aren't they pretty?" she says to me as I walked up. My Mom, staunch
snake hater, admiring pythons in a pet shop window! She was really
excited when she recognised a case of baby garters, "Look! baby Slithers!
Oh, how cute!"
I could only smile in wonder as we went home. From my experience in
the last month, I'd say there are not nearly as many snake haters out there
as there claim to be".
Kat--from Alaska
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