Hey ya'll....thanks so much for all the info and support!

I wrote up a little "paper" and handed it to hubby yesterday. I included all the available statistics for fatal non-venomous snake attacks and proved that every single one of them happened with snakes MUCH larger than BPs ever get. (And also that they happened because of severe negligence on the part of the keeper!) I also included some comments that Randy offered. I think seeing that a long-time cop with kids the same ages as ours really helped him see that they are not such an unreasonable risk. And then I finished up with Marla's reminder that it's not the snakes he needs to trust, but me. And he does trust me. How could he argue that???

He actually seemed relieved and relaxed about the idea...more so than at any other time thus far in my "quest for snakes."

SOOOO...I'll soon be joining the ranks of you wonderful ball owners! Well...not all that soon...I still have to wait until we move this summer and get settled into the new home. But I'm SO excited! I'm already scouring classifieds and websites and studying all the different caging options available. It probably seems silly to ya'll, but having gone from "NO, I just can't tolerate another snake in the house" to "Alright, I guess you can get one this summer" ( he said with a smile!)...that's HUGE for me!

Anyhow...sorry for rambling. I'll start a new thread asking about cages and such. Gotta know what to save my pennies for!