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Snake 'Gifts' Denounced  
BBC News reports: "A reptile enthusiast has urged Harry Potter fans not to ask for snakes for Christmas, after the creatures took a lead role in the junior wizard's latest movie. Rhys Jones has organised a special evening at Cardiff University on Thursday in which experts will be showing off venomous - but not deadly - snakes to the public. He hopes to correct the public images of snakes and encourage people to handle them correctly. The exhibition evening on Thursday will introduce the 300-strong audience to a boa, a python and a milk snake." BBC.co.uk
Source: UKHarryPotter
Posted on Dec 5, 2002 at 6:31 PM

Experts warn against keeping snakes as pets  
According to the experts, keeping a poisonous snake as a pet is a bad idea for HP fans. I have always wanted a pet basilisk... Thanks to Hernansur for the link.
Source: MuggleNet
Posted on Dec 5, 2002 at 1:01 PM

Thinking of the Perfect Gift?  
The BBC news reports that a reptile enthusiast has urged Harry Potter fans not to ask for snakes for Christmas ... "People will be interested in Harry Potter because it is a huge phenomenon," [Rhys Jones] said. "But we don't want people seeing snakes as gifts."
Source: The Leaky Cauldron
Posted on Dec 5, 2002 at 10:00 AM