Thankfully most of our neighbors are actually curious and appreciate looking at the snakes when (not often) we bring them outside....

The young girl who lives across the street has Downs Syndrome and she absolutely adores the Burms. (she says the ball pythons are too little to hug...though she never hugs any of them..LOL)...she pets the Burms....MOST of the neighbors would only pet them AFTER Missy did (the girl with Downs)....I was approached by one of the parents of a 13 year old boy (13 at the time) and she thanked my partner and myself for showing her son that you need to RESPECT them...

her son, I found out later had fallen through an old deck when they lived in Az. and was bitten by snakes...I didn't get details but apparently he had bad dreams after that...
the summer he met us, he never got around to petting the snakes but he was always outside when I got home from work and he would always ask questions....eventually, he held some beardies and a water dragon.....now, I expect him at least twice a month to help with the Ball Python enclosures...he'll hold babies...still wont pet the burms....but WOW...makes everything worth it to see someone have such a real fear, come to terms, accept and overcome....

not sure what this adds to the post...LOL....but we had the snakes outside when all this happened....