Sure. How does he know your an honest guy?
Economy is tough..... I'm sure if people rob old ladies for money I would not put it past someone to come break in your house later and steal your collection.
Sounds silly, but the amount of money people have invested in them, and anyone into snakes know how easily they can be sold doesn't quite sound so silly.
A few people have been over to my house and looked at some of my collection.