Quote Originally Posted by Big Gunns View Post
A kid will go right up to a snake and pick it up until the momma goes. EWWWWWWWW....stay away. Test your kid. BG bets they'll go right up to a snake and pick it up.
That's a good point. The younger the kid, the less likely he/she will be afraid of snakes. It was love at first sight the first time I held a snake at around age 7. My 9yo's classmate was here a couple of weeks ago, scared at first, but then she touched our BP and then didn't even understand why she was scared at all.

But yes, there's an irrational fear amongst most people about snakes. I truly don't understand it.