Reptiles

[Wolfdog91]

Went to the reptile expo with my buddy and it's got me wanting some scaly critters now lol

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[BigAlofPa.]

Cool my wife has 18 snakes. Mostly different ball python morphs. She has a king snake and some iridescent snake.

[Thumbcocker]

He looks like he wants to cuddle.

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[Winger Ed.]

As a kid, we lived out West, and I always a horny toad, but my parents wouldn't let me keep one.

When I grew up and could have kept one, they were all gone.

[ShooterAZ]

My father was a Herpetologist, so as a kid growing up we always had all manner of reptiles in the house. He had a large aquarium placed on top of the clothes dryer for the "free" heat. Once he had a small but mean Boa Constrictor in that aquarium, and when I walked past the dryer one day he tried to strike at me and actually broke the glass. He didn't escape, but it still scared the you know what out of me. He would always take us kids on "collecting" expeditions, I will always have fond memories of doing that with him.

[Baltimoreed]

No thanks. Prefer pets with hair. And like to eat things with scales—fish.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention the granddaughter has some kind of a snake.

[poppy42]

Taste like chicken!

[ryanmattes]

I used to keep and breed snakes and geckoes. Had as many as 50 at one time. It was fun, but turned into work. But I still like snakes, I just don't like when the venomous ones come in the yard.

I still have one snake. It was one I hatched, sold to a friend of my brother's, and about 5 years later he called me saying he was now married and about to have a baby, and the wife said no snakes. So he sent her back to me, enclosure and all. She's probably 12-13 years old now, and I'll keep her until she dies in her mid-to-late 20's.

I've had all kinds of lizards, snakes, geckoes, turtles, etc over the years. I always liked reptiles.

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[Moleman-]

Had a couple different iguannas, some anoles, red eared sliders and currently have a couple russian tortoises that should outlast me.

[GregLaROCHE]

My son has had a lizard for almost twenty years now. It doesn’t do much, just eats crickets.

[clum553946]

So what kind of reptile is it?


Went to the reptile expo with my buddy and it's got me wanting some scaly critters now lol

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[contender1]

Reptiles don't bother me at all. In my business,, I get to see my share of the native wild ones. Plus the occasional exotic. Many folks freak out,, by these things,, but not me.

There was this one job,, where this guy was keeping 65 poisonous snakes,, many exotic & a few w/o an anti-venom,, in plastic containers,, no lids,, using the bottom of custom shelves as the lid so he could easily feed etc,,,, that got bit by a European Long Nose Viper,, then the county called upon me for my services,,,, as he was arrested & charged with many violations,,,! Gabboon Vipers, Cobras, etc. Fun times!

[gwpercle]

Snakes ... either you can watch the movie ..."Snakes On A Plane" ... or you can't !

Well ... can you sit through the whole movie or do you break and run at the good part ?
Gary

[GL49]

I used to catch snakes when I was a kid.
Then I got older and smarter.
I tolerate snakes but have no desire to be their friend.
Snakes that wish to be my friend had better realize I'll only back up for a little while.

[Schreck5]

Glad, lol me too....I believe the 'stand your ground' law applies here?!

[KenH]

So what kind of reptile is it?
Looks like one of the Monitor Lizards - not sure which one, there are a LOTS of different type, from small to large. Maybe Wolfdog or somebody will chime in with more info.

[hoodat]

Here is Bandit, my wife's bearded dragon. She's had him for several years now, and -- I don't know why??
I lean more toward pets that might hunt a quail, fetch a duck, and show some affection. But, to each they're own, said the old woman as she kissed her cow. jd

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[starnbar]

Being raised in Fl I have a healthy respect for reptiles as a kid I saw a gator climbing our chain link fence to get my hound the old man took care of the gator right quick like I don't fear any of em just show a healthy respect for some of em.

[Bazoo]

Cool. I miss my ball python I lost when my house burnt. He was a rescue. Cool too. He used to ride around my neck with his head sticking out my beard. He knew I was a safe spot.

[Baltimoreed]

I love the green anoles and blue racers that I have around my property. God bless anything that eats a bug.

[BJK]

I am so glad I live in a state with no poisonous snakes!

I only saw one rattlesnake decades ago and I was happy that it was just one. Other than poisonous snakes they don't bother me. They're sorta cool. (no pun intended)

[Wayne Smith]

Years ago, LA Zoo reptile house. Taped to the inside of the glass of the sidewinder enclosure was a sign "Please don't tap on the glass, what would you do if it broke?"

[Bmi48219]

I used to catch snakes when I was a kid.

There were a couple florists near our home growing up. We would occasionally catch Fox snakes and the florists would us pay $5.00 for them.

[Finster101]

All I can say is not just no but hell no!

[Wolfdog91]

Looks like one of the Monitor Lizards - not sure which one, there are a LOTS of different type, from small to large. Maybe Wolfdog or somebody will chime in with more info.

It's a red tegu. Very chill critters. Eveyone I say there was just kinda relaxed . They really enjoy getting petted and everyone was telling me othere then their size they make perfect starters pets

[Wayne Smith]

Women are supposed to be afraid of snakes. My wife has fought against Voles, which follow Mole trails underground and eat the bulbs. When I found a garter snake in the back yard and mentioned it to my wife she stated "Do they eat voles? Put it in the front yard!" No fear there. Although she opposed me making our back screened porch into a snake house when we moved here 27 years ago. Our two sons wanted me to make the back porch into a snake house but didn't happen. I don't blame her though. We've now been married 46, almost 47 years. Well worth supporting her desires rather than mine.