Weird Questions Concerning Snakes

[Snakeknot]

I'm just curious, what kind of weird question have you gotten from people who don't own snakes about your little slithers? Mine was a doctor who wanted to know what color snake poop was.

Devon

[Stefan-A]

I get the poop question all the time. People also often ask whether their tails grow back, like lizards'.

Other questions copy-pasted from the comment sections of two of my YouTube videos:

- can they eat sardines from a tin?

- did you catch those garters from the wild

- hey i have a dekay brown snake so do u think u can get 1 and try helping me with info to take care of it

- what if they eat something they are not supposed to , LIKE A LIGHT BULB

- um i have a butler and common and i am looking to breading, which is the girl and which is the boy

- where the hell do you get your worms!!!

[drache]

those are all excellent questions, along with
"aren't they slimy?" and
aren't you worried they'll eat you?"
and even better: "how do they all get along?" implying that they're all free-roaming in my house

[guidofatherof5]

I hear:
Don't they stink? and How do they Poop?
I get a lot of surprised people when they learn where the babies/eggs come out of.
They thought they came out the end of the tail. They also had no idea the had a butt, as they call it.

[Snakeknot]

I have some people look at me strange when I tell them some snakes give birth. Someone else thought that the momma snake raised the babies to adulthood.

Devon

[wolfpacksved]

weird one: are snakes just heads w/ a big tail?
most common Q : is that poisonous?

[GarterGeek]

When my rescue garter gave birth, someone I was talking to asked me how long it takes for the little ones to be weaned...

Although a lot of questions are silly from our perspective, I think that we should appreciate that these people have the curiosity and interest to ask. - They are much better than those who completely dismiss snakes out of fear.

[guidofatherof5]

When my rescue garter gave birth, someone I was talking to asked me how long it takes for the little ones to be weaned...

Although a lot of questions are silly from our perspective, I think that we should appreciate that these people have the curiosity and interest to ask. - They are much better than those who completely dismiss snakes out of fear.

Great point to bring up.

[Stefan-A]

When my rescue garter gave birth, someone I was talking to asked me how long it takes for the little ones to be weaned...

I frequently get the question "Can they be separated from the mother right away?" Not the least bit weird, really. Most people just aren't used to non-mammalian animals and they've never really had to think about how things work with for example reptiles.

[bkhuff1s]

My favorite has to be "why is your snake staring at me" it cracks me up every time I tell them he thinks they're dinner