I gave my younger (18 year old) brother a baby bloodred corn snake. I only paid $20 for him at an expo and my brother was always admiring my snakes, especially my corn, so I decided to give him the little guy (along with the tank, heat pad and access). I gave him a good lesson in snake care though and I still supervise the feeding, cleaning etc but he's doing very well

I don't think I would ever just give one away to a complete stranger though