>>Tim,

>>...I used to see the same large range of emotions when I took snakes to the libraries for summer reading programs. Little kids are great, most of them were fascinated with snakes and I could have them at least touching a snake within a few minutes but there were still some that would stay all the way across the room. I do think people's fears of snakes are based upon the misinformation they have gotten from other people.

>>Jeff

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>>>>Yeah I usually ask but I was so far across the room that I didn't think it would matter. Boy was I wrong people can be ridiculous in their irrational fears. I would have to agree that because it's such an intense fear for no discernible reason that it has to be programmed into us from the past.

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>>>>Thank you,

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>>>>Tim

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>>>>0.1 wc girlfriend- Melissa (still nippy even after a year and a half of loving care)

>>>>0.1 CRB- Tempest

>>>>0.1 JCP- Serenity

>>>>1.0 Black Cat- Chester A Arthur



It sucks but fear of the unknown is Human Nature, I try to teach people that everything has a place. As everyone here knows snakes are extremely helpful to humans and should be treated as such, same with most insects and some arachnids and countless other species.

Sadly most of the people I know would rather kill a snake then call me to take it elsewhere and when they do kill they never have a good reason, being scared isn't a acceptable reason.
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Jason A.

"Long time Herper, first year Breeder `07."

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