I am on the other end here, I have had a huge phobia of snakes since I was little, I had a friend who's older brother decided to wake me up one morning with his 6 ft boa on me, I knew there were multiple snakes in the house but i would like to have gone at my own speed, instead of being woken up with that monstrosity on me! LOL. My bf has always wanted a ball, but his Dad was anti-snake so he asked if he could have one at our place, it took me a day or so to warm up to the idea. I figured that since it meant so much to him, why not get over my bad experience and put good ones in it's place. I love watching the balls roam around their tank, and soon I will try to hold one!