Most of us that enjoy horses for example have to come to grips that we have them in captivity and keep them in barns, turn them out, put them in stalls(hopefully large box stalls)and appreciate being able to share some good things in being around them. They will never combat to lead the herd, pick their own mates or choose to graze where they want. It is what it is. Same with Dogs. Pack animals we don't allow for pack mentality, hunting and group behaviours. Heck some folks just have cats





When i was a kid i wanted a monkey. Maybe even a chimpanzee. I mean they are cute and I can play with them, right?...WRONG! There is a lot more to a chimp than a cat or dog. problem is people end up egtting snakes and learning afterwards or in most cases NEVER learning anything except what to feed them and how often.



Dogs, horses, cats. They are on a different evolutionary scale. Or intelligence level. They form bonds with the keeper and actually learn things.



Snakes are fossorial. They are what they are and we cannot change them with methods like we use for more domesticated animals. What the mistake us humans do is put them on the same level as pets of a different nature. That is the mistake that needs to be corrected.



I just had friend call me yesterday who wanted to get their 15 yrs old son a snake. The first thing they said was i need to feed them once per week, right?



That sort of information from pet shops and THF books is what we need to change. This misinformation has been around a long time. People will not learn anything by keeping a snake that way. The facination should be well past that to keep them. Anyone with interest SHOULD be told these things. if they get turned off , then their heart was in the wrong place for keeping snakes in the first place.



What just people want to hear in less than 1 minute is how to care for a snake. Nothing more. Next stop Walmart for the newest DS game and some aspen shavings.
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