...to a certain extent. I participate in reptile education shows locally. I belong to my local herp society, and I bring my animals out to shows for children and curious adults to see and handle. We provide information about venomous and non-venomous reptiles, and how to deal with them.



I can't change everybody's attitude, however, and if there's a little old lady with a heart condition who's afraid of snakes down the street, she doesn't need to know about my herp room.



Let's face it: we love our animals while others hate them. Why antagonize and force people to interact with something they don't want to see? Just as I have the right to keep my animals, they also have a right to not be scared, however ignorant that fear may be.



There are plenty of good places to educate the general public, but I don't think my driveway is one of them.



Devil:



I'm sorry about your loss. I didn't mean to throw it back in your face, and I think it's commendable that you cooperated fully with the authorities. Good luck.
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Diego



Diego & Tiffany's Zoo:

SNAKES

4.4.0 Corn Snakes (Different morphs)

1.1.0 Everglades Rat Snakes

1.0.0 Boa Constrictor

0.1.0 Dumeril's Boa

1.1.0 Rosy Boas (Mexican & Mid Baja)

1.1.0 Kenyan Sand Boas

0.1.0 Indonesian Dwarf Pacific Boa

0.1.0 Tangerine Honduran Milksnake

1.0.0 Honduran Milksnake

1.2.0 Ball Pythons

1.0.0 Woma Python

1.1.0 Cape York Spotted Pythons

1.1.0 Macklot's Pythons

0.0.1 Ribbon Snake

1.0.0 Western Hognose

0.1.0 Albino San Diego Gopher Snake

0.0.1 Sonoran Gopher Snake

0.1.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake

1.1.0 Gray Banded Kingsnakes (River Road)

0.1.1 California Kingsnakes

1.0.0 Yellowtail Cribo

0.1.0 Blacktail Cribo



LIZARDS

1.0.0 Frilled Dragon

3.1.0 Bearded Dragons (2 Normal, 1 RedXGold, 1 Citrus)

1.1.0 Eastern Collared Lizard

0.1.0 Merauke Blue Tongue Skink

2.3.0 Leopard Geckos

1.0.1 Yellow Niger Uromastyx

FROGS

2.2.0 Southern Bell Frogs

1.0.1 Green Tree Frogs

1.1.0 Striped Walking Frogs

1.1.1 White's Tree Frogs

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