Luckily most of my friends that come over like snakes at least a little. Some very enthusiastically want to hold them. I have one friend that doesn't own any pets of his own, but swears he is the ball python whisperer because of his very warm neck that seems to calm any snake down for hours.
My mother was very grossed out by most animals, especially reptiles. I'll never understand why everyone thinks reptiles are slimy. I could only keep a turtle if I did -everything- for it myself, and she regularly tried to claim she could smell it from the opposite end of the house and threatened to drop it in a pond one while I was at school. I've always been into animals, especially fish and reptiles.
It wasn't until November of 2012 that I held my first snake. I had pet them before, but I had no idea what holding them was like. I was amazed at how dense and muscular a four and a half foot bp was, and completely not floppy. I haven't held a baby bp yet. I'm still a bit wary of owning one or handling it. With a 4 pound snake in your lap, at least you can let it chill there and you always know where it is if it wanders a bit. I don't want to drop or lose a runaway baby.
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