(February 4, 2014 at 11:28 am)Ivy Wrote:(February 4, 2014 at 12:06 am)whateverist Wrote: It may be a primate thing but if you don't want to be the only creature left in the world besides cats and dogs maybe you could find out which ones are actually poisonous and let the others be. I'd love to have snakes in my garden. I've only ever seen one and have always wondered how I could've made it happier (so it would stay).
I agree.
Maybe try petting one at a pet store, so you can lose fear. There's a pet store I visit often to see my friends (snakes). One of them has been there for more than a year and is huge! I have grown fond of her. They also have spiders, but I don't hold those. I started going there as part of therapy to one of my clients, and now I go on my own. I do recommend it!
That is a great idea. But if Elle isn't ready for the real thing she could start by petting my trouser snake, you know, just to get the hang of it. Wait a minute .. just how violent a reaction do you experience to snakes?