My roommate, Rob, is TERRIFIED of snakes. It took me two weeks to get him to let me get my baby girl, Sasha. Anyway, last night Sasha was chillin' on my lap, while i was watching TV. Rob came out of his room and we start talking about Sasha. After About 20 minutes of talking i finally asked him, "Do you want to hold her?" After a long exhale, he said, "Yes..." Before I let him hold her, i told him, "no fast and sudden movements and if you get too uncomfortable, let me know, and i will take her." I put her in his hands, and he held her for a good 3 minutes, before he told me to take her back. Sasha was a good girl the whole time. Then Rob looked at Sasha, then looked at me, and said, "I still hate snakes, but not your snake." LOL, well... it's a start!