SO and snake phobia

My husband isn't the biggest fan of snakes. When I got my first BP, he wouldn't have anything to do with the little guy.

Basically, all I did was play with the snake and let my husband move forward as he pleased. If he got uncomfortable, he would either walk away or ask me to put the snake away. Both of which were completely understandable reactions. Now that time has passed and he's gotten more comfortable around my snakes, he's mellowed out and is content letting them slither over his hand or leg, so long as their head stays pointed away from him. He still won't take them out of their enclosures or put them back or feed them or anything of the sort... but, hey, baby steps.

What surprised me is that it's my 650g snake, Thor, that he's taken a liking to. Thor is the only snake that he'll let sit on his shoulders. Screw the little one... He went straight for the big guns. His reasoning is, "With him being so big, I can feel if he's coiling up to strike or something and I can't do that with the smaller ones."

Just take baby steps and let her go at her own pace. She may never fully want to handle them, but she may warm up to the idea... It just completely depends on her.
&If she asks you to put them away, oblige. Even if she's on the other side of the room but worried about being bitten. It helps her build trust in you, as well as the animal, if you respect that she's afraid, even if it is irrational.

/shrug
That's my two cents.