In no way did I mean that I pratice, or enorse any of those activities. In fact, only one of my snakes has left the house since they arrived, and that was for a trip to the vet. I can count on two hands the number of people who have even seen my colection in person. My point is, I am bothered by the notion that reptiles are unsafe or unsuitable to be in public, simply because the general public thinks they're gross, scary, evil etc. I would argue that a person would be much safer walking next to me with a 7 foot boa hanging around my neck, than next to some of these idiots out there that buy a pit bull cause it "looks tough". As with anything else in this world, if you don't like something, DON'T LOOK AT IT, TOUCH IT, WATCH IT ETC. People spend way to much time worrying what the next man is doing.

BTW, I'm not trying to bag on dogs or any other pets. I wouldn't have a problem with someone keeping a hippo as a pet, so long as it is kept properly, and in a secure enviorment. This is still a free country, after all.

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