As one of the vets performed the ultrasound on the python, his face betrayed his concern to the others gathered around. She wondered what they were seeing that made their foreheads crease into frowns. He began worrying for her precious baby.
Mel had always been labeled as odd. Hey, if she wanted to tattoo most of her body, whose business was that? If she wanted to go crazy with piercings, so what? If she wanted a seven-foot-long python as a pet, who was to judge?
A snake was perfect for her small house. It didn’t need much looking after and didn’t yap the whole day like her neighbor’s little dog, and it hadn’t bothered anyone yet. No one understood the special relationship she had with Fang.
He came into her life at just the right time, and she’d been taking great care of him. Some people may think it’s creepy or downright terrifying to own a snake as a pet, but Mel had never experienced any problems. Fang had never once attempted to harm her or any of her visitors.
If her neighbors would just stop nagging with their unnecessary warnings. Mel had always kept her python in a vivarium with a heat lamp, as is usual for pets of the reptilian kind. But lately, she’d been feeling lonely and decided to take the…….Read Full Story Here.…….
