"I don't know of anyone who has more than 2 dozen dogs or cats. Or rabbits, guinea pigs, gerbils or hamsters. Unless they are actively breeding them for sale. Or they have a type of OCD that manifests as animal hoarding."

That is a ridiculous statement. You have to take into account the amount of space required to keep larger mammals PROPERLY, in addition to the far greater ammount of maintenance required with animals that eat and go the the bathroom on a daily basis. The average person living in suburban USA simply doesn't have the means to take care of a large collection of mammals, whereas most snakes require very little space to keep them happy and healthy for a lifetime. There is also FAR LESS maintenace involved. To compare those with large snake collectios to hoarders is just ignorant. Sure, there are a few of them out there, but just take a peek at some of the METICULOUSLY KEPT snakeroom pictures posted on this site and others. They certaily don't seem to fit the mold of a hoarder to me.

Brian.

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