Re: Is it dangerous to have a ball python around a kid?
Originally Posted by kurgan
Poisonous snakes are few and far between in many parts of the world. I think an older child even a toddler could be taught to stay away from wild snakes just as you may have a family dog but advise her to stay away from strange ones (and strange people).
Could be taught
Should be taught
But many times aren't
There are many species of poisonous it the part of the world that I live in
Rattlesnakes
Copperheads
Cottonmouths
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