A snake won't kill anything it can't eat. It pretty much knows that it can't eat your child, so it will never try to. The only time a Ball Python will bite, will be 100% your fault. The only time my snake has bitten me in almost eight years was during a feeding response and was completely my fault...every Ball breed will tell you the same thing. Snakes are not human, they don't kill for pleasure or sport. Snakes kill to eat. A constrictor will not kill in self defense. A Ball Python's teeth, when full grown to 4-5', will be around a 1/4 of an inch long. A hit from a Ball barely hurts and doesn't really bleed very much either, compared to an Iggy anyway.

I'm going to be completely frank and honest, now. Your husband is being ridiculous and has let his ignorance turn into fear. If my 55 year old mother can hold my snake and give him a shot every three days in his neck, your husband can learn to deal with a Ball in the house. I should mention that my mother is deathly afraid of snakes. Both of my parents are retired Air Force and my father is a CMSGT-retired, so I know the resistance that you're meeting. I basically have to slam my fathers nose in a book to get him to accept the facts in it. If he's a caring and supportive spouse, he'll take the time to learn about your interests and hobbies. His attitude, seems to be the biggest problem. I mean no disrepect by any of this, I just feel that it's fair to be 100% honest in a situation like this.

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