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It's Time That Snakes And Lattes Got The Recognition It Deserves

Take a break from the phones at the dinner table and play a board game!

Grand Canyon University

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It's Time That Snakes And Lattes Got The Recognition It Deserves

Katelyn Siltman

As the summer in Arizona goes into full swing, it is difficult to find things to do out here in the desert without dying of heatstroke. Activities like hiking are limited to the early morning or evening hours.

However, there is a restaurant down in Tempe that has wonderful air-conditioning and has one of the best business ideas in the restaurant world out there. It's called Snakes and Lattes.

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40 Things I’d Rather Do Than Own A Chihuahua

Dogs or devils?

West Virginia University

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40 Things I’d Rather Do Than Own A Chihuahua

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The debate has been ongoing since domestic dogs came about.

What are chihuahuas and are they worth having? More recently I have seen videos coming about where people are questioning why certain things are considered worse than owning the terror of one of these tiny dogs. So without further ado, here are 40 things I'd rather do than own a "rat dog."

Please note that although some comments are demeaning towards chihuahuas I have had pleasant experiences and no dogs are unworthy in my eyes. No opinions about chihuahuas were damaged during the making of this article.

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The Grief Of Losing A Pet Is Like Losing A Child And It's Never Easy To Say Goodbye

When you've been best friends since middle school, it's hard to say goodbye.

Orlando, Florida

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L. Azevedo Photography

Losing a best friend is hard no matter what species they are. Friends are the family you get to choose and sometimes their deaths are worse than others. With pets, you're used to seeing them daily and they are the friends who love you more than their own lives. The loyalty of a pet surpasses those of human friends more than half the time. For those who can't have children, it feels like you've lost a child. They say don't blink and your child is an adult, it's the same with pets and their greying faces. I blinked and lost my best friend the next day. The last I saw him, he was sleeping in his doggie bed. People go through experiences differently and sometimes you pour that love into that animal or human then you lose them. Pet parents have the right to grieve as human parents.

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11 Reasons Why You'll Never Regret Going To A Reptile Expo

There's only one downside- you can't take home every pet.

Shippensburg University

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11 Reasons Why You'll Never Regret Going To A Reptile Expo

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You may ask, what's a reptile expo? It's a place where breeders of reptiles, amphibians, and bugs gather to sell and educate their adorable pets. There's so much to see and do at a reptile expo, below I listed 11 of the top reasons you'll never regret going to one.

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Take a break from the phones at the dinner table and play a board game!

Boo, "The World's Cutest Dog," walked so these animals could run.

Dogs or devils?

1. Spend every ounce of my free time studying.

2. Workout for six hours nonstop.

3. Stub my pinkie toe.

4. Work at McDonald's.

5. Fall down stairs in front of my siblings who already think they're superior to me.

6. Throw up on my date on a first date.

7. Own a Great Dane.

8. Own literally any other animal.

9. Or in my case, die from allergies.

10. Give up eating meat.

11. Become a vegan.

12. Get denied from the job I've had for the last three years.

13. Fail an exam that I studied for a week for.

14. Fail out of my major.

15. Disappoint my favorite person.

16. Lose a high score that took me a year to make.

17. Be the person who continues to sit on the equipment at the gym after I'm done using it.

18. Take 20 credit hours.

19. Work in customer service during a Black Friday rush.

20. Become a viral meme.

21. Live through one of the actual "princess stories" written by the Brothers Grim.

22. Write two full lab reports in one week.

23. Hit myself in the ankle with a razor scooter.

24. Peel a hangnail to my knuckle.

25. Eat an entire onion like an apple.

26. Go back in time and attempt the fire challenge.

27. Kill the planet with my plastic usage (oh wait).

28. Be like Dr. Doofenshmirtz and not have my parents show up to my own birth.

29. Experience withdraw symptoms.

30. Not eat for thirty days.

31. Get into a minor car accident.

32. Give myself a bad tattoo.

33. Fall out of my raft while white water rafting in 40-degree weather.

34. Go to a frat party alone.

35. Have absolutely zero fashion sense.

36. Skydive.

37. Fight a bear.

38. Not shower for two weeks.

39. Eat insects.

40. Live my current life without a Chihuahua and keep it that way.

When you've been best friends since middle school, it's hard to say goodbye.

There's only one downside- you can't take home every pet.

11. Shopping

10. Frogs!

9. Hold Cute Pets

8. Creating Memories with Friends

7. Snakes!

6. Always Something New

5. Turtles!

4. Education

3. Lizards!

2. Creepy Crawlers!

1. Finding Your New Best Friend

We all have a love-hate relationship with Mother Nature, but when it comes to Brother Nature it's all love.

1. Mother Nature might be bad, but Brother Nature is Bad and Boujee.

2. I guess you could say he is the goat.

3. Lions and Tigers and Kelvin oh my!

4. Canela makes it rain harder than Mother Nature herself.

5. This llama is hella nervous being so close to THE Brother Nature.

6. Does Mother Nature have court-side tickets? I don't think so.

7. He gets all the does.

8. Mother Nature could NEVER!

9. This sloth is straight up cheesin.

10. This is the face you make when you meet your favorite celebrity but you're trying to keep it cool.

11. Somebody has to #ProtectTheRhinos.

12. At this point, I'm not sure if he is iconic or flat out insane.

13. Please refer to the above photo, this dude is "estar como una cabra."

14. Brother Nature has fans of all different species, even this lemur is starstruck by him.

15. How can someone make a giant lizard look cuddly?

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