Vixen
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or put on a flame suit vixen babe !
haha
or put on a flame suit vixen babe !
yeah..will do that...but I dont intend to let the kids get closer than 5 feet from him...more so they dont stress him...the area they are in has a lot of room so I was going to let him have a little slither to show them the action of a snake and then just how they wrap around their prey using my arm as a reference point...probably no more than 5-10 mins..as I said only 30 second walk to the pre school so no dramas with taking it across in a large click clack.
you could always invite the class over to check them out at ur house?
that way they can see teh enclosure/setups etc,....no possibilitles of bites,...
Hi All,
I just brought my bredli boy into Petcity because I needed to see what size food would be good for him, and also I wanted Raquel to meet one of my gorgeous babies.
So I went there, I got heaps of looks and people pointing at me, but overall it was okay, me and Strike converted nearly 10 people into reptile lovers!!
So after that, we found out we couldn't go home, because we needed to grab a couple of things. So we went to Crisp on Creek, I wasn't allowed to stay in the car, and I couldn't leave the snake unattended, so I pretended he was a tie (he played along quite well), but after staring at me for a while, people started to back off and whisper about me and point and give me looks.
Then we went into Bunnings to buy some sand for the little guys enclosure, the Staff there didn't mind snakes because apparently they get a guy to come in with snakes so customers can hold them, but as I was walking past, heaps and heaps of people were staring and making faces, a couple of young girls my age were whispering calling me a freak.
Now we're home, he's napping in his enclosure and I'm sitting down, but I have to ask, am I a freak for owning pythons? :?
Not a freak at all, but it's a little bit irresponsible taking snakes into public areas. Some people have very legitimate fears of them, and unlike conventional animals, it's not something you'd expect to come across when you're picking out your new toilet seat at Bunnings. It's of absolutely no benefit to the snake at all either so next time leave him in his enclosure and take a photo of him with you
yeah i posted then realised how stupid it sounds.
I don't mind them looking at me, just sneering and making faces is offensive.
I'm fairly sure that by now Rainbow Serpent has the idea. I think her question was answered appropriately by Jonno from ERD, and efforts by some members to repeatedly try the young lass is gutless.
I'm fairly sure that by now Rainbow Serpent has the idea. I think her question was answered appropriately by Jonno from ERD, and efforts by some members to repeatedly try the young lass is gutless.
Hey Rainbow! Don't worry about what the others are going on about. Those who say it's unfair to other people who are scared, well I own a pitbull and German shepherd and people who are scared of big dogs don't stop me from walking them or taking them to parks or the river. I don't think it's bad for the hobby for snakes to be seen around more and become more socially accepted. To those who think having a pet snake in a public environment where they are most likely going to pass someone who doesn't like them, do these people disagree with public displays? You might argue that they are properly sign posted and people know they are coming up to them but I know I have been walking along from time to time and randomly bumped into someone with a python or lizard out front of a petshop or close by to a display. You might also argue about the educational value of displays, well Rainbow is educating people not to fear snakes and to accept that they can be calm pets. Besides some of the displays I have been too make me think the demonstrators got their licenses from cereal boxes. Irresponsible probably, but your a kid, you learn from this stuff, that is what being a kid is about so don't let it get to you. Give your snake a couple of days to relax before you offer him that feed and he'll be fine. Sounds like he had quite the adventure and I'm sure there are plenty of people out there thinking differently about snakes tonight and talking about the young girl they saw walking her pet python.
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