oh man I caught my first snake at 15. I had actually stepped on he snake breaking her back and kept her hidden in my room for about 7 months from mom. then I Was bitten one day and when I came out with a bloody ccouple finger momfound out. but by then it was winter and the snake could not make uit outside so I got to keep her until she died last spring of old age ( her back healed up really great and my thanks was the bite lol) well ever since her i have had up to 30 snakes at one time and mom now handles them and such if I am gone to the girlfriends place for a while.