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[Sdaji]

Inkslinger: that's a good point, and for that reason I never touch things like hand rails. I am very particular about opening doors which the public use, often using disposable napkins etc. I generally avoid having contact with cats and dogs, most of my friends consider me to have an obsessive compulsive disorder when it comes to germs, but even I don't worry about getting zoonoses from my snakes and lizards - you're too many zillion times more likely to get sick from breathing in a shopping center for Salmonella from snakes to be scarey.

Having said that, perhaps it is worth noting that unless I have a very good reason to do so (such as giving an injection or such) I never touch, let alone handle anyone else's reptiles and even so, I always shower and put my clothes straight into the wash after visiting reptile people or meetings (and usually wear fresh clothes and shower immediately before visiting reptile people, as a courtesy to them). The reason I'm so careful with reptiles, despite not being at all frightened about catching zoonoses from them is that they can carry contagious diseases and parasites which can be passed on to reptiles in other collections. Reptile to human quarantine might not be important, but reptile to reptile quarantine is extremely important.

liasis: you might find it bothersome, but posting "gee, this is tedious" or similar doesn't renew the excitement