hey dont get me wrong,
i think some people in this post think i am anti............i'm not anti any form of snake. to be honest at the moment i dont and have never owned a snake, however i am so excited at the prospect of getting my first.even at this stage i hope to one day keep vens as well.
my point has simply been that you dont need to try to prove through statistics why you own things. it has nothing to do with other hobbies being safer or more dangerous. even other daily habits like driving and eating fatty foods (i mean, come on...........i for one am stoked that maccas brought back the mcfeast)
I really think that if we do things before they are safe or because they are risky then our motivations are wrong.
Personally being involved with horses, including cross country events, i doubt that that is the highest of sporting fatalities. motor racing would have to be higher. keeping snakes however is not a sport, so why the 2 are being compared is beyond me. it is also not a convenience like driving cars, so that is another justification that doesnt not need to be stated.
if you love them, know the risks and take care, then why do you need to justify or compare?
just spread the love and enjoyment.