Ah the woes of the uneducated.........

My family actually DEMANDED we get rid of our snakes when our due date was getting closer. Never mind the fact that dogs and cats attack babies all the time and cause serious damage and sometimes fatalities. We have a creamscicle corn, a 2ft 700g male pastel ball but our "evil monster" is our 5 1/2ft 2600g female normal BP. Our son is 9 weeks old and obviously we don't walk around with the snakes around the babies neck (we have taken a few closely supervised posed photos though with the littlt pastel in his lap) and if I'm handling them then my wife will hold our son or vice versa. Other than adjusting to cleaning tanks, bowls etc....and feeding while he is sleeping we have had no problems. A BP is not going to eat a baby however they are solid muscle and if it was around the babies neck I have no doubt it could strangle it. Not out of anger or hunger it's just a reaction to being startled. My wife has had to help me get our big female off my neck when she tensed up while I was washing her bowl out a few times and I am amazed at how strong she is. But, if you leaving you baby unnatended with ANY pet your a bad parent and asking for trouble. I agree with the other reply that if you were getting a retic or a burm that would be the only time I would tell you "bad idea". If you really want a BP then get one. Hell, get 2 or 3 if you have the room. They will become just as much part of your family as anything else and you will enjoy them for years. My first I inherited when my uncle passed away when I was 9yo. He got it when he was 15 and he died at 42. I had the BP for another 4 years before it died. Educate your family and get your snake. I find them more fun and easier and less expensive to maintain than a gecko or any lizard anyway. And in my opinion it would be the best pet to have around a baby than anything else. And how cool is your kid going to be when friends come over and they get to see your snakes!

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