For the girls being less scared of snakes than the boys, I've definitely found this to be the case. My guy has been introduced to roughly 4 members of each sex, and while only one of the girls would actually touch him, the other 3 would at least LOOK, commenting on how cool he is. Now, when we break down the guys who've met him, 2 were fine, but the other 2 were FREAKED OUT. Like to the point they didn't even want to be in the same room as his cage. I had my guy up my sleeve one day for probably half a hour while one of the scared guys was over, and he absolutely flipped when I pulled him out to put him away. It's been amusing watching people's reactions, especially from these big, tough macho-men who are scared to death of a sweet little snake.