Quote Originally Posted by jjmitchell View Post
I would be like mom just relax... as long as the kid dont cry alot we wont feed the baby to the snake....lol

Now on a serious note, there is nothing there you have listed that with any common sense would be dangerous (obviously doing something like leaving an adult boa with a child unattended is stupid) I would seriously explain that even as adults the boas wont be eating anything larger than a few pounds, and that the caging is secure. I would also point out the number of people a year killed by dogs or horses every year vs snakes.... I wrote a research paper over the python legislation and came across some statistics cant remember them exactly but over 100 people a year are killed by dogs, and in the last 20 years there have been 8 deaths from constrictor snakes.

And ultimatly if they are not willing to learn or accept it you have to make a decision to have your hobby and tell them to bugger off, or keep them happy and give up on something that you love
Yes exactly, there are a lot more dangerous animals ppl keep like dogs or whatever that cause more harm or deaths than snakes. I think over the past decades, snakes have gotten a bad name, for whatever reason. I handle all my snakes on a regular basis, Iv only been bit 1 time, and that was from my jcp when he was super small, and I laughed at it. I think ppl get scared because they constrict, which is just how they operate.