Curing Snake Phobia !!!!

:3 It helped my mother that my first snake was just a few month old baby and very teeny, she's a lot better now.

Congrats on everyone who converted someone. My family just sort of stares in wonder when they're visiting and I get a snake out. My sister actually touched the spikes on my bearded dragon's head because she wanted to know if they were sharp or not, and she ended up saying he was cute.
My friend's 7 year old son was over awhile ago with them, and he was terrified of snakes. He actually ran out of the house when I brought one of the ball pythons out! But by the end of the day, he was holding one of the smaller ball pythons (at arm's length, but still it was all good) and I see that as great progress. I bet he gets a bunch of reptiles in a few years; his mother will thank me, hehe :)

Totally cool! :) I think that is one of my favoritye things to do with my snakes..show them to people who have never really had the opportunity to touch them before and dispel all the myths. I went to Home Depot this summer for some smaller items, so I took Cleo along with me, wrapped around my arm at the elbow. Total strangers would come up to me and ask about it, and actually very few negative reactions. Nothing like having a good looking woman come up to you and asking if she may touch your snake! :wink:

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Nothing like having a good looking women come up to you and asking if she may touch your snake!

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LOL ,shame shame on you. jk

Im always to scared to take my snakes anywhere, you never know what kind of germs are all around. I guess its not so bad if no other snakes are around,but i would never take my snakes to a pet store or reptile show though

Anyway,back on subject, alot of my friends who dont know much about snakes have come over and been really curious (but cautious) when going into my room and looking at the tanks.......By the end of the night they end up touching and holding them, its great

People often have alot of misconceptions about snakes..............and the people who own them,they think that only crazy,hardcore punk rockers with mo-hawks and a bad @$$ attitude own snakes, people are often very surprised when i tell them i own snakes, i guess you could say im kinda "preppy" (you know, clothes from american eagle,hollister and abrecromie and junk like that)But people of all kinds love snakes......its just alot of people dont know that.

I think that the ball python is a great snake for people to hold or touch (meaning, people who have never felt a snake before and are afraid of them.) BPs are so gentle and nonaggressive. I think that once someone sees how harmless BPs are, they'll come around.

I know this is an old post but.. My mom used to hate snakes too, and I used to beg, and beg for a pet snake, but no. She wouldn't have it. Then one day when I was around 7-8 years old, they had a bunch of adorable baby cornsnakes at the petstore. They were so cute, and I couldn't have one. So I cried. And when we came home to my mom, she couldn't take it anymore, and she said to my dad 'for heavens sake, buy her one of those snakes!' lol

Now after some work, she loves snakes, and wants one of her own.