Snakes!!!!!

[The Cat Factory]

I love snakes! They have cute little faces!

I really freak out when I see a snake ... . I once spotted one in a cave in Australia , and I screamed my longs out .. ! Here in belgium , we don't have many snakes ; there are some in the woods in the Ardennes : vipers .

[cturtle]

i like snakes theyre so cool most peopls think there slimy but theyre really not most reptiles and amphibians arent slimy but most people think they are and they think its so disgusting and that makes me really mad!

[popcornbird]

No offense to anyone, but I HATE snakes! They are so scary and creepy and slithery and worst of all.............POISONOUS!! I know not all snakes are poisonous, but even the one's that aren't are so scary and creepy. I think I'm even more afraid of a snake than a lion! LOL! At least lions are cute! I don't think a snakes an animal to be kept as a pet, but of course that's only my opinion. Personally I don't know anyone who has a snake as a pet. Forget having a snake in the house, I would die knowing there was a snake a mile away from me! Lut, looks like we both have snake-o-phobia!

[ChewmonkeyBC]

My mom HATESS snakes!!!but the snakes lover her!! she will be walking across the yard and she one will crawl across her foot or she will acidently.....step on it .....We have BIG King Snakes out here...and unfortanly thats all she ever finds!I once had a small worm snake...that was cool,i love the way they fell they look slimy yet they are not.......the other day my unc. found a Coral Snake! i havent seen it yet but hope i get to!I would like tohave a small snake that will stay SMALL!...

Kay

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[kingrattus]

I use to have a 4 foot garder snake, but my inteligent mother thought it would be a smart idea to turn off my fan & close my bedroom door. When I got hom that day after school, my snake, goldfish, 3 mice, 5 frogs & 4 plants were all dead, the only thing that survived was my snapping turtle & he was only 1 week old. Talk about having a bad night. I have pics of my snake somewhere, Rob named him Mike, he names everything Mike. heheh...

[ChewmonkeyBC]

i wish i had a snake......mom claims I did other than the worm snake.....i think shes just sayin that so that ill drop the idea!

Kay






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[COCatMama]

I lurvvvveee snakes
it's spiders I am not wild about

[CathyBogart]

Originally posted by popcornbird
No offense to anyone, but I HATE snakes! They are so scary and creepy and slithery and worst of all.............POISONOUS!! I know not all snakes are poisonous, but even the one's that aren't are so scary and creepy.

There are no poisonous snakes, other than (possibly) the yellow-bellied Sea snake. Other than that there are only venomous snakes. You would come ot no harm if you ate the snake (poisonous), but it has an injection mechanism and can pump a harmful substance into your blood (venomous). Sorry if that sounds anal, but it's a pet peeve of many herpers. ^_^

I am always distressed when someone freaks out when they see my snake. It baffles me how a small animal sleeping calmly in my hands can invoke a scream. Not only that, the fast motions that often follow scare my poor baby!

I have, in the past, gotten very upset with people for doing that. I always get a lot of questions about my girl, and I find that if someone is open-minded enough to ask a few questions about why I like her, their fear diminishes. Even if they don't pet or hold her, it seems that a lot of people go away with a better understanding of these wonderful creatures.

One thing I have discovered in frequenting various forums is that reptile people are generally much more open-minded than people who are into other pets. For example; I stopped by one forum to inquire about my pet mice and found stuff like; "You have to wonder, do snakes really NEED to eat mice or do these people just like to watch them die a horrible death?" I cried because it hurts that someone could think that I love killing mice, and that I torture them while I'm at it.

Or "I wish snakes WERE banned as pets, for all involved." What would this accomplish? Would you take from one person their beloved pet just because it is a predator? Stupid, stupid, STUPID!!! Cats are predators! Not only that, cats eat every day! I think they are certainly more of a detriment to the mouse population than a snake. Why not ban cats? (I'm just using this as an example; I love my cat dearly)

Eh, I guess I should stop before I get really angry and can't stop....

[blonderella]

Well said WolfChan,

It's all part of the food chain. It's a natural part of life. If my snakes were in the wild, they would be hunting anyway so I don't feel bad about providing for their needs. There are birds of prey that also eat mice. If we discriminate about which animal eats what, we would have to wipe all the animals off the face of the earth.

I don't know if it's that we purposely go get the mice to feed to the snakes or what the problem is. I mean, some people set mouse traps in their houses. I have a natural trap just waiting for one.

Unfortunately, snakes are misunderstood and misrepresented. I find them beautiful and exotic. I hope to breed mine in the near future.

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by WolfChan


There are no poisonous snakes, other than (possibly) the yellow-bellied Sea snake. Other than that there are only venomous snakes. You would come ot no harm if you ate the snake (poisonous), but it has an injection mechanism and can pump a harmful substance into your blood (venomous). Sorry if that sounds anal, but it's a pet peeve of many herpers. ^_^

I am always distressed when someone freaks out when they see my snake. It baffles me how a small animal sleeping calmly in my hands can invoke a scream. Not only that, the fast motions that often follow scare my poor baby!

I have, in the past, gotten very upset with people for doing that. I always get a lot of questions about my girl, and I find that if someone is open-minded enough to ask a few questions about why I like her, their fear diminishes. Even if they don't pet or hold her, it seems that a lot of people go away with a better understanding of these wonderful creatures.

One thing I have discovered in frequenting various forums is that reptile people are generally much more open-minded than people who are into other pets. For example; I stopped by one forum to inquire about my pet mice and found stuff like; "You have to wonder, do snakes really NEED to eat mice or do these people just like to watch them die a horrible death?" I cried because it hurts that someone could think that I love killing mice, and that I torture them while I'm at it.

Or "I wish snakes WERE banned as pets, for all involved." What would this accomplish? Would you take from one person their beloved pet just because it is a predator? Stupid, stupid, STUPID!!! Cats are predators! Not only that, cats eat every day! I think they are certainly more of a detriment to the mouse population than a snake. Why not ban cats? (I'm just using this as an example; I love my cat dearly)

Eh, I guess I should stop before I get really angry and can't stop....

Venomous, yes.........that's what I meant! I am not against feeding snakes mice etc. because that is what they are made to live on. Just like we can eat certain animals, snakes are supposed to eat certain animals themselves. But its the look of snakes that freak me out. I didn't mean to offend anyone, but I think snakes are scarey and I would die if there was one in my house! I'm ok with seeing them in a glass tank like at the zoo or pet store, but I wouldn't want them near me without an enclosure.

[SANDY FROST]

SNAKES ALIVE! I HAVE 2 CORN SNAKES. AND THEY ARE WAY COOL AND PRETTY. THEY ARE ALBINO. ALBINO IN SNAKES DOSN'T MEAN WHITE. SNOW CORN ARE WHITE. SANDY FROST

[RockyRoad]

Does anybody know any good snake message boards?? I want to get lots of info on snakes before buying. But my mom says that there will never be a reptile in the house but with my obession with snakes it is kind of hard to survive!

Anyway the other day I was at my uncle's house and he has a garter(forgive my spelling) snake, a non-poisonous rattler(rattle snake), and I forgot the other one but it was a baby. So he let me hold them and stuff and it was really cool!! They felt kind of dry but not slimy at all! The rattler one was cool to hold because he was the biggest and when I was holding him he wanted to crawl up my neck!

Also once a long time ago my mom took me to a reptile museum and I got to hold a big snake but I was like 6 so I do not remember the type. The only memory I have of that trip is my mom runnng out when the snake touched her.

[CathyBogart]

First off: the best reptile boards around (IMO) are at http://forum.kingsnake.com

Secondly: There is no such thing as a non-venomous rattlesnake. You can have surgery to 'venomoid' them, but often times the glands that were removed grow back and the snake is just as venomous as the day they were born. (Yes, rattlers are born, not hatched)

Venomoiding snakes is a cruel procedure that deforms the animal, causes it weeks of pain and terror, and takes away something essential to it digestive process.

Third: Just because it's a pet peeve..... There is only one poisonous snake. It is the Yellow Bellied Sea Snake. That is the ONLY snake that will cause you harm if you eat it. Even VENOMOUS snakes are edible. Even the venom glands of venomous snakes are edible.

Poisonous things are things that are harmful when touched or ingested. Venomous means that the toxin is injected into your bloodstream.

*steps off her soap box*