Quote Originally Posted by 55Ballin View Post
I did a quick look about and I could only find one incident with a pet snake (8.5' Burmese Python) and a child and it was a result of the snakes enclosure not only a lock, but a cover.
http://www.care2.com/causes/animal-w...rged-together/

Furthermore, I found another site where in April and May of this year alone, there were 11 children injured and 1 child killed by dogs. How many grandparents are concerned about dogs in the house?
http://www.mothersagainstdogchaining.org/attacks.html
the story about the burmese python is exactly what is fueling their fears. i'm trying to convince them that ball pythons aren't burmese pythons. i personally don't have big snakes but i'm not against having them around kids if the person really knows what they are doing. i wouldn't trust myself, but i have friends who have done it for years without incident.

this guy from Florida who didn't even properly enclose the snake probably wasn't feeding it enough either. i'm sure he did a couple things wrong...not to pick on him...i'm sure he is paying for his mistakes dearly.

interesting about the dogs...thanks again.