Because humans have the capacity to make the choice to be evil or good.
Animals just are what they are.

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Merlin,
What's Life Without A Little Magic!

Flies are evil=P

but they feed the frogs!

They're feeding my blood to frogs=( I'm sure frogs can eat other things...let's over breed that instead and let the flies go down with the ark=P....maybe it was because they could fly?=P

And Gnats... What the heck purpose do they serve other than to get in my eyes and ears when I am playing ball??????????

but fly's also feed the spidy's....
and what are the kamikaze sparrows gunna chase after if all the gnats go away???
besides, it's good to get gnats in your eyes! keeps those tear ducts nice and awake!

There are some great posts in here!

I got hooked on all things scaly as a small boy. I grew up in a rural area where a good summer day meant I not only caught several blue belly's but maybe an alligator lizard or two. In the summer at McCloud Res. in Northern California, the garter snakes come out in force. I remember being young, maybe 10 and as they sunned themselves on the rocks near the lake shore, I would catch them by chasing them into the water, grabbing ahold of them and when the turned and bit me, I could easily and gently pull them from my arm or hand and put them in my 5 gallon bucket.

When my bucket was almost half full, I spotted the biggie. I snuck up on it, and when it hit the water, I grabbed it and tossed it back up on the beach. I cornered it and caught it. It looped around my arm about 3 times and it's tail was still dangling. It was probably at least 4 feet. I went to show my uncle and his face went white. It was a gopher snake, but he thought it was a rattlesnake. I had to let them all go.

Currently, I have a gorgeous Cali King. I run a staffing company and he has a nice place in my office. It's actually perfect as the environment is perfect and it allows the people I interview in my office to see how cool a snake can be.

I love the fact you have a snake in your office...I think that's an excellent idea to educate people.

I'm not a snake owner but I would love to be (husband is terrified of them). I am a bit eccentric being an artist but I don't think I dress funny, but I don't exactly have much sense of style either.

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My name is Liz
Do what's best for the animal, not what's best for you.

I´m just the regular grey suit guy during the week that has to deal with clients and their tax issues and try to escape on weekends - scuba diving, parapent (yes, I´ve tried), etc. Would love to try bungee jumping but I can´t risk dying with 3 kids so young.

Fishkeeping has been my "real thing" for the past 30 years and I´ve always wanted to have snakes, but that simply was not possible before, either as a single living with my family or in my first marriage. Today, it is.

So, I really don´t know if I qualify as a "normal snakekeeper", but... is there a pattern ?

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Joao