I'm writing an article about keeping snakes (not breeding or selling, just keeping) for the SF Chronicle/SFGate.com. I would like to interview people in the Bay Area if possible but anywhere is fine, about what drew them to keeping snakes, why they enjoy them, what it's like to keep them, etc.
I'd particularly like to speak with any teachers who have shared their love of snakes with their students, or anyone who works with sharing the hobby with young people through an organization, herp society, zoo program, etc.
The article will be aimed at showing the human side of the hobby for those who might feel that people who keep snakes are not someone with whom they can identify, and whose right to keep snakes, including large snakes and snakes with a "bad reputation," might be in question at some point. It will be a human interest piece, not an "expert" piece for an audience that's already familiar with the hobby, this site, etc.
If you would be willing to be interviewed by me either by phone or via email, please post here or email me at this link. And please feel free to share this request with anyone you think might be a good person for me to talk to.
Thank you very much!
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Christie Keith
Director of Community Services
PetHobbyist.com
