My brother, literally, would rather die and be cut up into little pieces than be in the same room knowingly as a spider. I own 11 tarantulas.

He totally disapproves, he'll visit my house sometimes but will completely avoid the room where I keep them. I respect his ridiculous fear by not taking them out and chasing him around the house with them, but I also make it perfectly clear that these are my pets and demand the same respect for them as if they were a dog/cat/guinea pig.

I got lucky, my mother loves snakes. My step father HATES them, but even with that hatred for them allowed me to house them at HIS HOUSE for 2 days when I was without power. He'd probably still run over a harmless garter snake with the mower every chance he gets, but he respects my love for them and don't think he'd EVER do it in front of me. It's tough when your family doesn't share the same passion as you do, but there should be a mutual respect. I don't think taking out one of your snakes when the disliking party completely has no interest will do any good. If anything, it will piss him off further.

A fear, as ridiculous as they are sometimes, is still a fear. You can try just talking to him about different facts about your snakes. Sneak them into conversations occasionally. Eventually they will warm up to the idea that they are your pets and you genuinely love them...and if you're lucky they'll respect your love for them in time...even if they never ever want to see them lol.