My Mom is terrified of snakes and admits to it, I got her to pet one of mine recently but even that was a stretch. She thinks that they are beautiful (referring to my Pastels and spider BP's), that they are just another animal, and her fear is totally irrational but she has no problem with my girlfriend and I keeping them. She just wants us to make sure we keep them properly and safely.

If my mom can have this view point, why can't other people... I mean all I have to do is say the word snake and she gets all jittery.