Why does people have snakes as pets?
I guess the couple abandoning these thought the same…
I mean, I have never heard a story of an affectionate snake. I did however hear stories about snakes getting out of their cage and trying to kill their owner. So there is obviously not any emotional bond between owner and pet. Not from the snakes side, anyway.
So why do people do it? Keep snakes (and various other reptiles for that matter), I mean. Because they are cool? I can understand that. Kind of like having a poisonous spider. Or a gun. At lest the gun doesn’t wander off by itself, but I still hate it and would not keep one in the house.
Ok, so all snakes aren’t dangerous. So what is so cool about them, then?
Nej man har det för att man tycker om dom precis som man tycker om att ha hund. Det finns kattälskare och hundälskare och det finns älskare av andra djur som då tex reptiler. De flesta har inte såna djur för att vara coola kan jag med god insyn i reptilhobbyn säga.
mvh reptilägaren
They are just extremelly interesting animals.
Florida quite often has interesing stories of pet snakes escaping or being set free. People will get suspicious when small dogs or cats go missing in a neighborhood. Then someone will come across a huge python or such under a mobile home or a deck and call local authorities. I always find it fun to see photos of three or four animal control workers trying to wrangle and haul away these large exotic animals.
reptilägaren: Det kan inte vara PRECIS som att ha hund eller katt. Då skulle ju jag fatta vad det handlar om, men det gör jag inte. Coolhetsfaktorn var bara något jag gissade på i ett desperat försök att förstå… Det handlar antagligen om något helt annat. Som sagt kan jag inte alls förstå ämnet. Tänker inte låtsas om något annat. Däremot tänker jag inte heller säga att folk inte borde ha orm. Det får de väl om de vill, bara de håller den borta från mig och min katt! =)
anonymous: Interesting… That may be! But in my opinion black holes are far more interesting. Just harder to fit into the house… =D
shimmed: Hehe… Watching that must be something! Next time it happens, would you film it and put on YouTube?