Snakes have been my favorite animal for most of my life, so I was so excited for the chance to have one. My mother in law actually found her via CraigsList and showed us, thinking it would freak us out and disgust us. My significant other knew I loved snakes and figured why not rescue her as our first pet together. Now his mom has vowed never to visit us. Haha. It's a little sad, but we're hoping she'll get over it eventually. I'm actually highly allergic to furry animals, so a reptile is perfect. My life is too busy to feed/water/walk anything multiple times a day too, so a low-maintenance ball python has been perfect. As long as we just keep an eye on husbandry, it's all good. They're quiet, there's no strong smell like with dogs/cats/rodents, feeding them is fairly cheap, it's great.