I have kept snakes for well over a decade and have found them to be very gentle animals. That being said, if you have this much anxiety about it, perhaps you are not a good candidate to be a snake owner.

I have been bit and scratched several times by cats and dogs. A common housecat or dog can, and often does, far more damage than a pet snake can. If you are not comfortable with an animal the best advice I can give you is not to get one. There is nothing wrong with just not being comfortable handling a snake. I don’t like spiders. I think its cool some people have them, and handle them, but not me.

To be a good pet owner you have to be comfortable with the animal. If you’re not, then do yourself and the animal a favor, and do not get one. Just my .02

By the way, I just got a Mexican Rosy Boa today, so this is my first post on this forum.
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