I've been here for a while just reading stuff and now I joined, hooray
I have a garter snake called Kakara (in English, that would be 'a brat', I think). I've had him (or her, I don't really know so I'll just call Kakara 'him' for now ) for over three years now and I must admit that I've really fallen for him.
I also have a dog called Ruu (like Roo in Winnie the Pooh ).