Not to mention how much excitement it would create in a nursing home! Sorry, but if I end up in one, my snakes are coming with me...just the kind of guy I am. Also, Clemson, I hit you with a reply over at the other site.
Good that you are doing your homework though. If more people did, snakes wouldn't have nearly the undeserved reputation that they have had. We also wouldn't have a thriving population of Burmese Pythons here in the Everglades that are now the top predator, as they have been seen feeding on alligators!