Also, you may have been bitten numerous times in 5 years, but check this out. In 30 years...

I have been bitten by pythons maybe around 10 times, been bitten by monitors too many times to count, been bitten by boas about 3 or 4 times, been bitten by leopard geckos twice and have been bitten by pitbulls 0 times. I have had reptiles in my life for about 13 years and have been around pitbulls my whole life. Call it luck or whatever you want but people need to understnad that a dog has the capability to love as well as hate. Reptiles only learn to tolerate. I have seen people abuse dogs only to have the dog come to them when called, that is what I call loyalty. If you are capable of bonding with your animal then the chances of getting bit are much less.

AGAIN, I'm not saying that bites will never happen. Just a thought.

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• Dogs are obviously more dangerous to the public - neilm, Wed Apr 13 19:08:48 2005
• What is the ratio of snakes owned to dogs in the United States? - callmedaddie, Wed Apr 13 20:41:52 2005
• RE: What is the ratio of snakes owned to dogs in the United States? - neilm, Wed Apr 13 21:16:17 2005
• RE: What is the ratio of snakes owned to dogs in the United States? - PGoss, Wed Apr 13 22:28:10 2005
• I'm not against "Dog People" - neilm, Thu Apr 14 01:31:11 2005
• RE: I'm not against "Dog People" - PBM, Thu Apr 14 18:17:11 2005
• Guns don't kill people. I kill people... - PGoss, Wed Apr 13 21:07:19 2005
• Great post Phil.. one of the best I've seen on here in a while...thanks n/p - Guy Scavone II, Wed Apr 13 22:22:13 2005
• Good post......by the way - bthacker, Wed Apr 13 22:49:25 2005
• This isn't correct info - morgans boas, Thu Apr 14 00:09:02 2005
• RE: This isn't correct info - callmedaddie, Thu Apr 14 00:16:23 2005
• RE: This isn't correct info - callmedaddie, Thu Apr 14 00:30:26 2005
• Hey daiddie.... - morgans boas, Thu Apr 14 00:48:41 2005
• OOPS ... I meant daddie, really my bad -- NP - morgans boas, Thu Apr 14 00:50:08 2005
• What Would Happen ....... - boidmorphs, Wed Apr 13 21:36:01 2005
• Let your big retic wander on your neighbors lawn.. see how he feels! n/p - bcijoe, Thu Apr 14 08:14:33 2005
• Great post everyone...... - callmedaddie, Thu Apr 14 08:58:07 2005
• A lot of good stuff has been said... - bigdnutz, Thu Apr 14 09:58:11 2005