This is an interesting collection. I guess a pet can be anything that we share our life with. The python is amazing. Sigh.
The pig is the cutest.
http://news.google.ca/news/url?sr=1&ct2=...t=2&at=dt0
Actually I like the other snake that is pictured with the big python. It is a beautiful creature. I am not sure I would want to share my space with all those tigers. They are a little big and unpredictable. I definitely would not want a cobra as a pet. I have seen one and they are beautiful, but I prefer to just look at them.
Aww! That little piggy! My mother always said she'd like a piglet as a pet. I always reminded her of when it would grow up and completely take over the kitchen. She changed her mind.
No I don't think I'd like a Cobra as a pet either.....I'm a bit of a wuss, aren't I?
Tobi, I didn't know what a wuss was, LOL! I had to search the net and found this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learni...ge19.shtml
No, you aren't a wuss. I wouldn't fancy that, either.
Being rather boring, I also think it is very risky of the father to allow his five year old son to sit on an alligator.
I can imagine having the camels, though! They are actually close relations of alpacas. From the article:
'We love them as if they were extra members of the family. Our local pub even has a sign that reads "dogs and camels welcome".'
I didn't notice the remark about dogs and camels welcome. Camels are cool. They just get a little big so you would need as much space as you need for an alpaca. Have you thought about getting camels?
I don't think anyone is a wuss for being wary of cobras. Remember I am wary of them and I handle reptiles all the time. A person who is afraid of a corn snake is a wuss.
I would be a little more careful of the alligator with a small child. Maybe he knows the alligator well enough to know what is safe and what is not. After all I handle Barrie the 3 ft Tegu and yet I have seen him eat and know what he can do when he is hungry.