I think you might have missed my point or maybe I was to vauge. What I meant was, your toddler is no danger. It usually takes some severe pain to make a Ball act violently. The picture I had in my head with "pencil-necked" comment was your stereotypical, pastey-faced, highschool geek. I, personally, don't agree with small children holding snakes at all. They don't have a concept of "too much pressure", they don't know that they need to move slowly (especially with a Ball), they basically don't know because they're still new, themselves. I'd say four is about as young as I'd go for allowing my children to hold any snake and I'd probably still be a little apprehensive about it. Just to clear something up, in case it becomes an issue, I am not saying that you're a bad parent...this is just my own personal preference. Your toddler is in no danger, even while holding the snake. The snake on the other hand...

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• Need Help With a Research Project - JLC, Fri Jan 30 08:23:39 2004
• Tell him to contact Eglan Air Force Base if he's so worried about it. - wideglide, Fri Jan 30 08:38:08 2004
• RE: Tell him to contact Eglan Air Force Base if he's so worried about it. - pythons_n_boas, Fri Jan 30 10:52:41 2004
• RE: Tell him to contact Eglan Air Force Base if he's so worried about it. - JLC, Fri Jan 30 11:05:43 2004
• RE: Tell him to contact Eglan Air Force Base if he's so worried about it. - wideglide, Fri Jan 30 11:20:19 2004
• RE: Tell him to contact Eglan Air Force Base if he's so worried about it. - Carlton, Fri Jan 30 14:22:21 2004
• RE: Tell him to contact Eglan Air Force Base if he's so worried about it. - wideglide, Fri Jan 30 15:28:17 2004
• RE: Need Help With a Research Project - Carlton, Fri Jan 30 11:44:49 2004
• RE: Need Help With a Research Project - Sonya, Fri Jan 30 12:07:07 2004
• RE: Need Help With a Research Project - Carlton, Fri Jan 30 13:28:23 2004
• To Clarify - JLC, Fri Jan 30 15:55:58 2004
• RE: To Clarify - DexterPython, Fri Jan 30 16:27:39 2004
• RE: To Clarify - JLC, Fri Jan 30 16:45:22 2004
• RE: To Clarify - DexterPython, Fri Jan 30 17:45:09 2004
• Oh geez - DexterPython, Fri Jan 30 16:20:27 2004
• RE: Oh geez - JLC, Fri Jan 30 16:40:52 2004
• RE: Oh geez - Carlton, Fri Jan 30 17:10:10 2004
• RE: Oh geez - Sonya, Fri Jan 30 17:11:58 2004
• RE: Oh geez - DexterPython, Fri Jan 30 17:59:40 2004
• Your answer is quite simple. - jfmoore, Fri Jan 30 18:27:38 2004
• RE: Your answer is quite simple. - DexterPython, Fri Jan 30 18:32:46 2004
• Alright... - JLC, Fri Jan 30 23:17:13 2004
• RE: Alright... - DexterPython, Fri Jan 30 23:28:52 2004