Everytime i go to the pet store with my daughter she just stands in front of the snakles and looks at them. for about the past month, she has been asking for a snake and always points at the BP's that the store has. I have never had a snake, never really wanted to either. But i did some reading up on the BP's and they don't sound as bad as i once thought them to be. The wife is ok with it but she has said she want no part in feeding them. my question is would a BP be ok for someone that has never owned a snake. My biggest fear is being bit. is there a way to handle a snake to build up trust? are gloves ok to us for a wuss like me until i build up enough confedence to pick it up with out gloves. i held my first snake last week at a pet smart, it wasn't to bad.

thanks