Questions and Answers

Every time I bring up snakes with people I know, I usually get nothing but responses out of fear. It makes no sense to me why more people are afraid of snakes than not. But anyways, here some questions I have received from others, and the answers I gave them.

Question: Why do you like snakes so much?

Answer: Because they are so different. Almost no animal on the earth has identical characteristics that snakes have.They also have beautiful color variations.

Question: Snakes are evil, how could you possibly like those evil monsters?

Answer: First of all snakes are not evil creatures. They only bite us because they feel provoked. They save millions more lives than kill because they control rodent populations in the wild.

Question: Has your snake ever bitten you?

Answer: Of course.

Question: What do you feed your snake?

Answer: Large adult frozen mice from PetSmart.

Question: What do you keep your snake in?

Answer: I keep him in a 30 gallon tank.

Question: How are your parents okay with you keeping in a snake in the house.

Answer: Neither parent minds the snake. They just made me show responsibilities around the house to prove I am responsible enough to have one. Because they would not take care of it for me if I were to lose interest in the snake.

Question: How old is your snake?

Answer: 11 years old. I have had him since June 2010.

Question: How big is your snake?

Answer: Last he shed he was 74 inches long. He is about as thick as a hose.

Question: How long will your snake live?

Answer: Most snakes live to be about 20 years old. So his life is about half over.

Question: How long have you been passionate about snakes and reptiles?

Answer: Since I was like 5 years old. I don’t know what it is but my favorite place at the zoo was always the reptile house and the snakes were my favorite. Since i’m still just as passionate as I ever was I will probably never lose interest in snakes or reptiles.