Awww Matt how sweet he sounds. Our Mikey was almost 6 when he got his first "personal" snake (very sadly she got loose and was lost to us...it broke his little heart)...anyways....he has a lovely male BP now and just really enjoys his snake. He doesn't really handle him much yet but he does help feed him and he really enjoys being my rat colony big boy helper. He'll walk through the rat tubs and tanks going "you've got a name, you aren't for eating...you don't got a name...you are for snake dinner". We also did an educational show at his school last year and he was one big proud fellow herper.

I think the snakes really are great when it comes to kids. I've watched all our kids learn a lot through their own personal ownership of snakes and assisting us with the whole collection and the rat colony that supports it. I'm sure you're little man will be much the same.

Gotta watch those kids though. One of my daughters, Beth, likes to wander around pointing out certain snakes and muttering "I'll take this one and this one when you die okay mom". Dang teenager always picks out the best snakes too. She's got a good eye for it, even if she's a bit morbid LOL.