Reptiles and Relationships?

[Stefan-A]

That must be terrible to be all alone in your snakeworld, Stefan

Yeah, that's the main reason why I didn't get a snake until a few years ago.

[Gijs & Sabine]

That's lovely, Sabine.... I must get a job in a Garden Centre!

Hahahaaa, you're too funny, James

[Gijs & Sabine]

Yeah, that's the main reason why I didn't get a snake until a few years ago.

And probebly also the reason why there are so few garters available there
You must move to closer to Holland

[adamanteus]

I think this kind of attitude is why I don't make it widely known that I keep snakes. Even visitors to the house don't know they are there. I prefer to simply avoid the prejudice and preconceptions you encounter when people find out what you do.

[Stefan-A]

You must move to closer to Holland

Let Holland move closer to me.

[adamanteus]

Stefan, you always make me laugh!

[Lori P]

Stefan, I can soooo relate to you! For me it's been a life time of doing animal rescue-- so not just specifically a snake thing-- but my family never got it, never understood that this is not just a hobby for me, it's a passion. Our family get-togethers used to turn into nothing but questions about what kind of animal I had now, and then plenty of useless suggestions and snide comments thrown in here and there. Most of it was about how I needed to get a "real" life.

I finally stopped responding to any animal questions or comments. Just gave them blank stares and changed the subject. And then the first time I had a tv interview and a front page newspaper article-- and Animal Planet called wanting to come do a show about our rescue-- wow, suddenly, my "hobby" became a "real life" occupation. Go figure!!!!!!

So don't burn any brdges, Stefan, just ice them over... because one of these days they are going to look at you in a whole new light!!!!!!

[CrazyHedgehog]

Gijs & Sabine...that really is such a lovely story..
Maf was scared of them...it took me 3 years to pursuade him to let me have one, I had to keep it in the extension behind two closed doors....
but gradually, I caught him in there watching it... before I knew it he is building me huge homes for them... the snakes now own more of the house than we do!!

[Gijs & Sabine]

Let Holland move closer to me.

Whahaha, you make me laugh too, Stefan
But Holland stays where it is......Finland is way too cold for me !!

Inge, that's a very good job of you !! Turning Maf into the way he is right now I guess I was lucky to have it this easy.

[infernalis]

Now that we are full on into this topic.

I must confess, I ran this through a different forum years ago, I replaced the word "reptiles" with "Music"

It may be interesting to know, the replies were very much the same