Don't tell Bill. When you get the present, act totally psyched and happy, and he'll come around. If not, punch him... a lot. If that doesn't work, break up and come live with me. Pack lots of ropes.
No seriously, talk to Bill and let him know that you'd really like to keep the snake. Be prepared to compromise on something else. Hope thise helps. Take care.
Oooo, try really hard to keep the snake! I love those things even though I've never had one. Maybe Bill will come around, perhaps if you promised to keep it in a back room or something? Only take it out when he's not around? Maybe he won't mind as much as you think.
My day's been pretty good thanks, went to classes and have big plans to work on an essay tonight. And i'm thinking about dying my hair black.
Yeah, actually my hair is kind of burgundy right now - you can't really tell in my profil pic though, it looks a little darker there. I have so *much* hair, it's insane, I need to buy 4 boxes of the dye just to do it all. It's all mine too, no extensions so I can't even 'replace' them. Your black with red streaks sounds lovely! xo
I'll take the snake off your hands, if it's a problem with your man. The winds also wreaked havoc at my job! Knocked down cable lines and power lines causing mass cable-customer hysteria!
I'm finally getting settled in here....just haven't had too much time to get around because of work lately. I hope everything works out with you, be good/bad Beautiful!
The winds also wreaked havoc at my job! Knocked down cable lines and power lines causing mass cable-customer hysteria! 
No seriously, talk to Bill and let him know that you'd really like to keep the snake. Be prepared to compromise on something else. Hope thise helps. Take care.