I agree. Cornsnakes would be good candidates. I believe I read that small children and elderly folks are at greater risk. There was an article somewhere where I read a guy that had let his Python soak in their tub had a very small child that died as a result of being infected by crawling around on the floor in the house. I think even criminal charges were being considered if I remember correctly(anybody remeber that one?chicago herp newsletter?).I read that story too and am aware of folks that bring herps to entertain at birthday parties as a job(lot's of little fingers in their mouths all the time) You can't be overly paranoid about the whole thing but you have to realisticly weigh the risks. Being sued for hospital bills or being linked to something much more serious sort of overshadows a few minutes of oohs and ahhhs and goodwill as a reptile ambassador!I always make the parents aware of the risk before letting kids handle my animals when folks come over and we make sure they wash their hands well and I have never had a problem but it is a realistic concern. Good luck.

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