Snakes to Tarantulas - Do other Exotic Pets Prepare You For Tarantulas?

Tom's Big Spiders - Tarantulas and Inverts - A podcast by Tom Moran - Sundays

The topic of whether or not keeping snakes (or other exotics) can help you transition into keeping tarantulas comes up quite a bit. Although I've heard many folks say that the other hobbies in no way prepare you for spiders, I would have to disagree. Also, should you feel guilty with pet store rescues?