I love animals. I grew up on a farm with Clydesdale horses in the garden (their grandparents used to be working horses, but these were just “field ornaments”), sheep, Collies (best sheepdogs, of course), and cattle. My best ever party was when my entire class of 5 year olds tried to milk Daisy, the worlds most patient cow! Then when I got older, the cows became cats. This is my cheeky pony – he keeps me on my toes, and makes the worst days all better.
So now we have a collection of animals.
But last week DS went for a sleepover at a friends house. Turns out he has a python in his bedroom. I thought this was a computer coding language. Nope. A snake. Not what you want to find out via whatsapp!
I used to have nightmares about giant snakes attacking the house. I’m pretty sure that scene in Harry Potter with Nagini is based on my dream.
Rest of conversation went like this …
Me: “I’m coming to rescue you!”
DS: “Don’t worry mum, it’s quite safe. It’s only little.”
Me: “30cm?”
DS: “About a metre.”
I asked his friend what having a pet snake was like, and he said it was mostly boring as it slept all day. Well in that case, surely it can party with the hamster in the kitchen at night then?
When DS got home, safely, the next day, we made a list of reasons why a snake is a great pet …
- You won’t have to look after the class hamster in the holidays, in case it gets eaten
- No barking, caterwauling or hamster wheel squeaking at 2am
- Cheaper than a horse. Trust me on this one!
- You can pretend you’re in Slytherin even if you got another house in Pottermore. You never know, parseltongue might be a GCSE in the future.
- Your mother will never come into your room.
Seriously, if you are considering a snake as a pet, please do lots of research. The RSPCA is a good starting point https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/other
But when I am getting rid of the hamster, dog and horse and setting up a reptile house?
No way. Never. No matter how convincing DS is, I know it’s still me who will need to clean the cage. See reason 5.
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Lexi Rees, author 
I love snakes, my hubby however had a phobia of them. Though I have been thinking about getting a snake tattoo – he’s fine with this 🙂
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One of my friends has an amazing tattoo of her snake – will try to get a pic of it!
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Omg I’m so scared of snakes my aunty lives in Australia and always talks about finding them in her garden or house.
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That would seriously freak me out. That and the Aussie spiders!
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Oh yes can’t forget the spiders🙈 would really freak me out aswell.
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Snakes are so cool! 🐍 Your list made me smile.
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Always try to make people smile! Have a good weekend 🙂
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My sister used to have 2 medium sized snakes and I liked handling them and looking after them but never wanted one for myself. They have long life spans and are pretty uninteresting after a week or two. (plus I hated mice in my freezer) I will stick with my dogs and cats 🙂
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Eeew didn’t even think of my freezer!!
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umm, no, just no. I don’t think I’d ever be able to sleep again 😉
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Hence my nightmares!!!
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My husband is terrified of snakes! There is no way he would ever have one in the house!
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How is he with spiders? Do you have to save the family from them when they invade?
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Cool blog. But no snakes for me.
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I’m right there with you!
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not sure I would be up for this 🙂 I am ok with the occasional – check out the snake’s skin when visiting a zoo or animal park , or wrap it around your hand – but else i will admire them from afar..
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Absolutely!
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No. Just no. Snakes are one of my biggest phobias! Right up there with spiders. Your list did make me chuckle though! xx
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Me too. In fact I’d probably choose the spider in preference!
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Not sure if I could go that far!!! 😨
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Hilarious!
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Loved this x
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Brilliant! Thanks 🙂
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I hated snakes until I held one and discovered they were not slimy. My daughter had a gecko who was wonderful but I developed a phobia of crickets. Horrible jumpy things
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DS said it felt tickly sliding over his feet!
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