I agree free handling venomous snakes is a bit on the freaky side as you put it. However, most venomous snake owners don't free handle their animals. It's flat out stupid - the equivalent of playing Russian roulette. They are trying to apply what a few idiots have done to the entire community which is just not fair. There's an agenda here. A recent episode tried to connect venomous snake ownership with gun ownership saying both are a need for power. Complete crap. I smell PETA/HSUS all over this.