Funny pet stories!

I love that print. It be great on a garden stone.When I was about 22 my roommate - Steve - had a snake. An African red-tail boa named Sam. We'd feed Sam a mouse every three weeks or so and he was happy.I'd never keep a wild animal as a pet today, but at that time I was young and crazy enough to allow a roommate to do it. It intrigued me quite a bit. I remember surprising the hell out of Steve by going to the bookstore and buying some books about snakes. Studying them and studying Sam became something of a hobby for a time.Snakes are very interesting creatures.

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"I think younger workers first of all, younger workers have been promised benefits the government promises that have been promised, benefits that we can't keep. That's just the way it is." George W. Bush, May 4, 2005

Brad writes me:

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The discoloration not red near the tail are the reasons I am keeping this one.

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Well there's a difference in your snake and Sam (at least I think so). Hard to tell for sure since all I can see is the underside, but I don't think your snake is potentially harmful to humans, is it?Sam was a growing boy. He would eventually have made it to the point that he could threaten a human. I think after a couple years Steve gave Sam to some sort of rescue group.One thing I remember is that you always wanted to check and see if he was shedding before picking him up. During shedding he wouldn't be very friendly and sometimes he'd bite.I did an image search and found an African redtail that looks a lot like Sam:This message has been edited by AdminJar, 08-23-2005 09:06 PM

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"I think younger workers first of all, younger workers have been promised benefits the government promises that have been promised, benefits that we can't keep. That's just the way it is." George W. Bush, May 4, 2005