I'm a girl. And I used to be one of those like your roommates.

I can completely understand their position though. Snakes are like sashimi - it's an acquired taste. I can't force an American to eat sashimi just like you can't force your room-mates to just be okay with a snake. Is it irrational? Sure. But I think my husband is irrational too for not wanting to even just TRY sashimi.

You can call them wusses, ignorant, whatever. But tolerance is not something you can just learn in a day. It took my husband 10 years of begging before I would consider a pet snake. We've been married 12 years now and he still has to try sashimi.

So yeah, try the fridge in your room, putting the snake in a locked sterilite bin in your closet (not a display case), and see if that works with your room-mates. If not, then you can either find other room-mates who are more tolerant or have a friend that will take care of the snake for you temporarily (I would think after 2 years or so, you might have your own home) or re-home.