I was brought up with a deadly fear of snakes. When I had my daughter, she was fascinated with all animals. Heck we volunteer at the shelter a minimum of twice a week. The treat is like paid employees now. Well she got interested in snakes and I told myself that I was not going to teach her to be afraid. So I educated myself as much as I could for over 2 years before buying my first snake. Now I find myself going to shops on a weekday basis to handle different snakes as I’m looking to start keeping several different species. I feel something special when I’m with a snake, can’t describe it. I’m to the point where I’m not scared of any non venomous snake at all. U learn to read them and it’s fun as heck!! I keep mine in tanks because I owned an exotic fish company and I have tanks galore. But I’m thinking of going to a rack system when I start breeding.