It's very cruel to push your wants and desires onto someone who clearly has expressed their fear and wanton dislike of your intentions. Your mother has a right to the way she feels and you need to respect that. Reptile keepers have to always remember that people have deep seated fears of these animals and don't need us trying to talk them into trying to like them much less hold them. Actually some people have such a real phobia of snakes that is bound to their religious beliefs that they may look at seeing a snake as some sort of curse. This could possibly lead to them having a medical emergency as well such as chest pains and or difficulty breathing, fainting , dizziness or a flat out heart attack! Nothing to play with!
Stay in peace and not pieces.
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