My GF & I have lived together for several years and have 2 geckos, a leopard & a crested. She loves them both dearly, and while I do most of the gecko-related chores, she definitely does help when needed. Right at the moment, she's actually doing 100% of their care due to some unfortunate circumstances in our life, but that's another story...

The only snag we have is that I'd really like to get a snake in the future, and she's very hesitant about the types of snakes that I find attractive. I'd like to get a rainbow boa or an Irian Jaya carpet python, but she just doesn't like snakes with heads larger than their necks for some reason. Corn snakes, kingsnakes, etc are apparently ok, but those don't appeal to me. The really confusing part for me is that she's totally fine with the fact that my brother and other people have snakes like that, but doesn't feel ok living with one in the apartment (or house, should we be so lucky). I guess we're at an impasse...