Originally Posted By goodgirl Topic: Measure Your Fears Question: Pet a snake. __You did. __You would. __You would not. Offer details for your response if you like.
Originally Posted By chickapin You forgot one option: __absolutely, positively would not! That would be me. I know it's stupid, but I get chills even thinking about snakes. Never, ever, ever....
Originally Posted By tapdancemom I did, at a snake farm when I was about 8 years old. I thought it was creepy, and never did it again.
Originally Posted By 4Disnee I would and have. I worked in a pet shop when I was younger and we would have to take them out of the cage when someone would buy the snake. Now a spider is another story. LOL
Originally Posted By sherrytodd I would not, not because i don't like snakes, it's just we've maxed out our pet quota right now.
Originally Posted By officerminnie I have many times and I would again, as long as someone who "knows" the snake is holding it and can assure me it's not an attack snake. I'm with 4Disnee though, spiders are a whole 'nother story!
Originally Posted By LPFan22 I did. I didn't know better. I was maybe 5 years old... playing hide and seek with neighborhood kids. It was my turn to count and I was by the garage in front next to a coiled garden hose. Next to that was another something coiled. My curiosity got the best of me and I reached down to touch it. When it rattled I took off running/screaming/crying, told one of the adults and someone took care of it (with a shovel). I would pet another snake (not a rattler, of course) in a controlled situations.
Originally Posted By DlandJB I did -- very quickly. If my kids are willing to hold them, I can at least pet one. Ewwwwwww.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ I have many times. Reptiles don't bother me at all. My former roommate used to have a red boa. He would slide up onto my son's head and nest his head in the spiked hair. Once in a while, you'd see this snake head pop up and look around, LOL
Originally Posted By Tiggirl I did. As a curious young child (maybe 3 or 4) I was playing with a little garter snake I found in the yard. I wanted to know what a snake REALLY felt like... so I squeezed it's "throat" (or where a throat would be located). I really didn't mean to hurt it but the snake didn't care and promply bit me. LOL! I dropped it, ran inside crying and hopefully the snake lived happily ever after. ~Beth
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I've touched a snake and would probably pet a domesticated snake. But if the opportunity never arises I won't be cryin' in my beer.
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes I love snakes! I used to have a six foot long corn snake I named Lefty . . . . . He didn't have a right arm.
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes Seriously, I have no problem with snakes, they are wonderful creatures. Rattle snakes don't bother me at all, I just give them a lot of respect and a lot of leeway. My father took me on 'snake hunts' when I was only three, and I learned to care for them at that age. Oh, yeah, only about one in ten people understood why I named my pet 'Lefty". I've always used that as a judge of character.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka Snakes don't bother me (unless they slither over my feet unsuspectedly. LOL) I have petted quite a few of them. I don't really know why an adult would want to own one, however. They don't seem like very fun pets.
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes They're fun because you can freak a lot of people out with them!
Originally Posted By lesmisfan i did. When i was very young and once again last year at a company picnic when i was working at chick-fil-a.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka <<They're fun because you can freak a lot of people out with them!>> LOL. I like to flash a big knife at people instead. ;-)
Originally Posted By markedward Officerminnie already wrote my answer for me. Thanks. <I have many times and I would again, as long as someone who "knows" the snake is holding it and can assure me it's not an attack snake. I'm with 4Disnee though, spiders are a whole 'nother story!>
