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PAL
at Wed Aug 13 21:06:21 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by PAL ]
I am a middle aged woman with a career and almost grown children. My family kept a little snake (which turned out to be a fairly toxic Conophus snake) during my childhood and my mother caught wild garter snakes to show to me. It didn't really occur to me that I could have a snake of my own until about a decade ago when I picked up a ball python from a pet store. We eventually gave "Fang" to a friend's nephew in part because my husband was so phobic about him. About 2 years ago I began looking into which snakes could be kept fairly easily. I discovered this kingsnake web sight and things went downhill from there(from my husband's perspective). 3 cornsnakes, 2 red-sided garters, 1 rough greensnake, one western hognose, one JC python, one IJcarpet python, Three Asian vinesnakes(these were an error in judgement as the husbandry is pretty tricky-- but they are gorgeous) AND 2 BRB's later (I will not count the milksnake who is loose someplace in the house), I think I have an almost complete collection. I do, however, keep looking for a way to move the furniture around to accomodate another 4 foot cage or two. My teen-aged boys are mortified, my 10 year old son loves the snakes. All of my friends think I am certifiably crazy and my two little girl neices want to grow up with an identical set of pets. The BRB's were a somewhat late addition and were selected for their beauty and because they would not grow large enough to require more than a 3 foot vision cage.
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- What is it about BRBs and women? - Jeff Clark, Wed Aug 13 09:19:32 2003
- RE: What is it about BRBs and women? - eurban2, Wed Aug 13 11:48:54 2003
- RE: What is it about BRBs and women? - mayday, Wed Aug 13 13:09:10 2003
- RE: What is it about BRBs and women? - drummagirl, Wed Aug 13 20:14:24 2003
RE: What is it about BRBs and women? - PAL, Wed Aug 13 21:06:21 2003
- RE: What is it about BRBs and women? - lolaophidia, Wed Aug 13 21:29:00 2003
- RE: What is it about BRBs and women? - amiemac9, Thu Aug 14 06:49:40 2003
- Snakes and Mom (short story) - eurban2, Thu Aug 14 11:52:48 2003
- RE: What is it about BRBs and women? - meretseger, Fri Aug 15 10:36:32 2003
- LOL ~ I love ALL snakes - Crittercrazy, Fri Aug 15 23:36:45 2003
- RE: What is it about BRBs and women? - Lunar-Reptiles, Tue Sep 2 12:56:18 2003
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