...thats the chances of an animal biting you...either youll get bitten or you wont,thats why when i take my boas and ratsnake,and monitors out in public (only at the local petstores around here in houston were we are welcome guests,people are only allowed to touch them with the head facing away were there is no chance of them biting anyone but me,i let people know im coming i dont just sneak up on people and i ::sometimes:: let someone hold my boa maverick,and he has helped many people get over their fear of snakes. Dogs can be awesome pets i remember a german shepard my dad had that was one of my best freinds,but they can be dangerous...as i found out when i was 4 when i was attacked by the neighbors dog and got 22 stitches in my face(i still have the scars)and became so araid of dogs my dad had to get rid of him but thats when my dad who had a phd. in biology from the university of miami,gave me my first snake...a yearling cb yellow ratsnake and taught me how to feed them and how to discourage them from biting(just letting them bite you and not moving or jerking away lol..ummm....dont try this at home lol....its only for very young snakes!)well i9 had him for 15 years and he only bit me once right on the cheek it stung it burned and it bled...but it healed quickly and there was no scaring...no stitches and i became a snake lover at age 4 found out that the barn i wasent allowed to go into and was locked unless an adult was around held hundreds of snakes and he gave me my choice of pet a baby yellow or a baby corn...i chose the yellow one...well i picked him because i thought he looked cool with all those brown spots...almost like a tiny little boa i was kinda dissapointed when he turned yellow!lol...well i just got off work (saving up for a quality peruvian redtail boa preferably a male)had to clean the big monitors cage gave him a shower(he loves it)dried him off and put him back in his enclosure and fed him a thawed small rat),checked on my boas the male just fed yesterday and the females in shed,checked on my amazon tree boa feisty but eats like a champ!,checked on my girlfriends ball python and pair of emorys rats,and the yellow x everglades ratsnake i gave her made sure she watered them and shes getting really good at helping me with cage cleaning and handling the animals.then i fed the "turtle"...his name is dweezil and yes he does know his name and will come when you call him and he will do "tricks" for crickets(he "dances"...its the funniest thing)... hes the first redear slider ive ever owned and now im hooked..well getting sleepy goood night...gotta walk the dog before i go to bed (thats right i got over my fear too....)

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• Ecentric or irresponsible - jedinflorida, Wed Aug 2 21:12:22 2006
• RE: My Advice.... - mavericksdad, Wed Aug 2 21:30:05 2006
• Eccentric and irresponsible? YES - Rivets55, Thu Aug 3 03:48:12 2006
• Well said. . .amen to every word. np - althea, Thu Aug 3 22:21:32 2006
• RE: I think... - mavericksdad, Thu Aug 3 23:36:05 2006
• RE: I think... - Rivets55, Sat Aug 5 01:03:05 2006
• Dogs - FunkyRes, Sat Aug 5 03:38:28 2006
• RE: 50/50.....(very long)... - mavericksdad, Sat Aug 5 04:30:34 2006
• RE: Eccentric and irresponsible? YES - FunkyRes, Fri Aug 4 02:14:37 2006
• RE: Eccentric and irresponsible? YES - jarrodrandel, Mon Aug 14 18:38:31 2006