What’s the most unusual pet you or your family has ever had? Cats and dogs are fairly usual pets in the average household, but I was wondering about some of the more unusual pets that my friends online have had in their lives, so I asked them!

I posted: “I want to hear from you about the UNUSUAL pets you’ve had or have now! I have a lot of questions for you!

“What was the pet? Where did the pet come from? How did you find the pet and why did you decide to adopt it? Tell us the pet’s story!

“How long did you have the pet? How long does this kind of pet live? Was veterinary care for this kind of pet easy to find or not? Were there health issues? Was health care for the pet expensive?

Neil Rubenstein (Florida) I had a four-foot Yellow Rat Snake named Chief when I was in college. I caught him in Odessa, Florida, at Camp Keystone. I originally wanted to be a herpetologist to study and work with reptiles, specifically snakes. Snakes are still a fascination of mine.

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