Quote Originally Posted by Spiritwolf View Post
I could see problems with people wanting a venomous snake for the same reason people sometimes want aggressive dogs, ego, macho, intimidation, boasting, etc wrong reasons.
A lot of people seem to get large species for the same reason. It's like glueing colourful feathers to your arse, climbing up on a dungheap and yelling "I'm the king of the world!" to passers-by.