I have to deal with this by the hundreds tomorrow!!! I will be doing a presentation at a local school. Remember, 90% of the population is scared of snakes, and I bet that number is higher amoung children. My goal tomorrow will be to promote responsible pet ownership and ball pythons as pets. I will not push them on anyone, but I would bet the presentation will go from "EEEEEEEWWWWWWW" to "Can we touch one" to "Can I hold one" All within an hour