I personally lean to the side of caution, I would rather keep my snake owning secretive. The number of people that are scared of snakes far outweigh the number of ones who are not. I live in a town that has banned pit bulls, rottweilers and bull dogs. This town has never had an incident with these breeds, but fear has caused them to pass the ban. I for one don't want them to include my snakes!! It only takes a couple of people to complain to your landlord to cause a problem for you.