What you should do, since she's not afraid so much of the SNAKE as she is of it somehow escaping, is take her to the pet store and show her how the lids lock. Or if she won't go to the pet store, just point out how secure the locking sterilite tubs are at Walmart. That's what I keep mine in. Knock on wood, in 14 yrs I've never had an escape from my totes