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hey something been bothering me for the past couple of days. havne't been on here for over a month so just looking at some of the past pics of you guys have had of your very nice looking anacondas ummm just a question for you dfr does your neighbors know you have like a few 10 foot anacondas in your house and sometimes in the backyard???? just wondering and have your snakes ever gotten out meaning like out of the backyard? like over the fence cause i see that the fence is pretty close to the climbing thing you have for them..... or do u always keep an eye on them? well anyways ttyl bye

` I wonder how you got the idea that I would leave them unsupervised. I'm obsessive about it. I never leave them alone for a second, when outside. I'm on the Pacific Northwest Coast, if one got away, it would die of exposure overnight, even in the summer. Also, there are cats, and other critters around. My snakes are used to my cats and would not defend themselves against a hostile cat soon enough, I'm afraid. Except for the old Ball, he hates any cat and will strike at one if it gets too close. My cats have learned to stay away from him, but they will step right over the Anacondas when they're on the floor.
` As far as the neighbors are concerned, they seem to watch for me to have the snakes outside. When they spot them, I am overrun with kids, and their parents, or grandparents. They want to hold them, and have their picture taken with them. The little girl next door isn't big enough to hold the 12 foot female by herself. She has to be content with a male, or a Boa. She's looking forward to getting big enough to hold a 50 pound snake all by herself.
` Many of these folks were wary of the big snakes at first. After seeing me wearing them around the yard during the summer, their curiosity got the better of them. Now, they come to my door and ask to see the snakes, if they don't catch me outside for a week, or so.
` I never disregard the fact that these are powerful constrictors, just a few generations removed from wild animals. With the wrong input, they could be dangerous. That would undo all the good I have done in educating people. I am very careful with them. Also, I never bother anyone who has extreme fear of snakes. Most of them are beyond help.

` How could you be afraid of them?

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yes that is true i understand well at least they are not afraid of them i am not afraid of an anaconda unless it's capable of eating me ya know? ummmm.... or unless i see one in the wild witch will mostlikely not happen soooo yah.... where on the west coast? by oregon border or something u might of told me... ummm..... i live in sacramento california (capital) so pretty close to sooo yah..... ummmmm havne't seen u on msn for a while tell me when u are going to be on and ill try to be on i would love to talk to ya again aobut your snakes or anything many questions to ask ya since you have so many years of experience well ttyl bye

` This forum is the best place to ask questions. You have the advantage of many people looking in. That way, you can get input from many. I'll try to answer any questions that I can. I just don't like to speculate, if a question is outside of my experience. I don't want to be one of the many who have more opinion than knowledge, and who confuse the two.
` By the way, I'm afraid of any constrictor over 6 feet, or so, that I don't know very well.
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