Hi Kevin,

I have a few suggestions. I don't have links on hand, but with a little searching and discussion, you can find out exactly why your mom doesn't like snakes and maybe by providing her with some accurate information (You can find a lot on this site, and I would be more than willing to help locate it), you can start to change her mind. Maybe you should take her to a reputable pet store that has healthy snakes and show them to her. Maybe if she sees you handling them and realizes that you know a lot about them, you can start to persuade her to change her mind. Best of luck, PM me if I can be of any help.

Rick