Quote Originally Posted by Kinra View Post
I don't mind people holding my snakes as long as I am there to supervise. I think it's great when someone who is on the fence about snakes holds one of mine and then starts to think they are cool.

My main concern is that I can't trust half of my collection not to bit someone. Most of them are still young and snappy. I would hate for someone who is iffy about snakes to get bit by one of them.
I'm the same! As long as I know they are completely cool with it, I'll let them hold it. My BP Levi has been around children numerous times, so he's the one I let my friends handle the most. I love letting my friends who are freaked out by snakes hold him because it shows them they are completely harmless to them if they're tame enough, and my boy is as pretty tame as he comes.

Levi is mature at the point where he isn't snappy toward anyone, but can share the same concern that you never know when a BP might become snappy toward anyone. I at least let my BP get used to his bearings out of his tank a little before passing him over to somebody.