Welcome and congrats on your mom's change of heart! You might be surprised how well it goes. I'm a mom and while I loved watching snakes on shows I was very afraid of them in person. My son "surprised" me one day when he brought one home. A friend of his had a girlfriend going to college and was looking for a home for her ball python. He was about 21 at the time, brought it home w/o asking and after the first week he realized he was afraid of it. Long story short..I accepted the challenge to myself being an animal person and 2 years later (yes it really took that long haha) the fear was completely gone. My collection now stands at 13 snakes and 4 lizards. I will forever be grateful for him not asking me if he could have it. I would have said no and would have missed out on finding out how wonderful they really are. Tell your mom to watch out for the addiction with them lol. She might surprise herself. They are truly the most incredible animals