...he knew full well what kind of answer he was going to get.A joke maybe?...Retics,Burms,Afrocks,Water Monitors,Niles,Boas all big capable predators as you have said,but so is your neighbors dog/cat,and quite frankly I think are more dangerous,because while most snake owners (at least i hope)would never leave their child unattended around big reptiles,most dog/cat owners would think nothing of leaving their child with the family dog/cat,which are responsible for more attacks on anybody children and adults every year than any of the said "wild predators"(at least here in US),most pet python related deaths involved someone involved in the handling and feeding of them,I however have never heard of a "pet" water monitor or boa evr killing their owner(not 100% on the monitor,but its a fact for boas)...ever.ok enough of that...what i mean is people with kids can keep big reptiles as long as they take the necassary precautions (i grew up in a house with 500 snakes many of them over 9' and several were venomous)and was never hurt,constrcted,or bit (until later when i was allowed to have my own snakes lol),but i was mauled by the neighbors "freindly" dog...im sorry im tired and i love my pets and will defend them till the end...good night.

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