Hi, guys! Fairly new to raising ball pythons, although I've done research for the last two years or so before buying my first. Even with all of that, I still have just a few questions and I hope you guys don't mind helping out. .

First, my husband smokes cigarettes. Never indoors, or around the snake, but would the smell on my husbands clothes clothes bother or harm my snake?

Second, my daughter will be five this year. We have two lizards, one of which she handles on her own. That one is a fat tailed gecko. Would she be okay if I let my ball on her hands? She knows not to squeeze or put pressure on him, after dealing with her gecko.

Finallt, I've read in multiple places that spraying alcohol (not isopropyl) into their snout is an effective way of getting them to release if they bite and won't let go. Have any of you tried this? And how effective is it?

Sorry if these are silly questions. I just want to be 100% sure that my family and my snake are safe.