I've had good luck with king snakes (my desert king is a sweetheart), corns, ball pythons, and some boas. I typically play with any snake like that a lot before I feel confident letting someone else (especially a child) handle it. As far as the bacteria thing is concerned, I tell everybody who handles my snakes to wash their hands, etc. and I've yet to have a problem, but good hand washing is always a good thing.

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