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> [Years ago, it was pretty hard to get people to empathize even a little bit with scaly, cold-blooded critters; now, thanks a lot to good PR from television, it is easier to get the message of reptile conservation and tolerance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romulus-whitaker/years-ago-it-was-pretty-hard-to-get-people-to-empathize-even-a-little/)

Romulus Whitaker

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## Other authors on Be thankful

## More by Romulus Whitaker

> [I'd like to make it very clear that getting bitten by a venomous snake is dumb, clumsy and nothing to be proud of.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romulus-whitaker/i-d-like-to-make-it-very-clear-that-getting-bitten-by-a-venomous/)

Romulus Whitaker

> [Luckily there were no venomous snakes around Hoosick, N.Y., so I amassed quite a collection of milk snakes, garters, ribbons and ring-necked snakes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romulus-whitaker/luckily-there-were-no-venomous-snakes-around-hoosick-n-y-so-i-amassed/)

Romulus Whitaker

> [Years ago, it was pretty hard to get people to empathize even a little bit with scaly, cold-blooded critters; now, thanks a lot to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romulus-whitaker/years-ago-it-was-pretty-hard-to-get-people-to-empathize-even-a-little/)

Romulus Whitaker

> [I spent my childhood in northern New York State, and like many kids, bugs and other critters fascinated me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romulus-whitaker/i-spent-my-childhood-in-northern-new-york-state-and-like-many-kids/)

Romulus Whitaker

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