Firstly, I applaud you for attempting to get past your fear of snakes. I feel lucky because I was "exposed" to reptiles and snakes for the first time at about 10 years old; and have loved them ever since. As you get older (past childhood) it gets increasingly harder to overcome fears.
My first snake was a corn snake, and they are still one of my favorites. Of my 9 pet snakes, my two corn snakes are the only ones that don't run and hide when I walk into the room; they will actually come out of their hiding places to greet me! Young ones can be a bit nervous, meaning that they might all of a sudden try to take off, and they are fast! But it doesn't take long for them to calm down, and a full grown adult that is handled often will be more tame and gentle than ANY other animal out there!
Once you get past your fear (and I have yet to meet ANYONE who has attempted to and NOT end up loving snakes!) you'll be opened up to a whole new family of beautiful creatures that can come in more sizes, colors, and patterns then you could ever imagine!
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-David

1.0 ball python (Pandora - don't ask)
1.0 argentine boa (Prometheus)
0.1 hogg island boa (Andromeda)
0.0.1 brazilian rainbow boa (Inara)
1.0 kenyan sand boa (Diablo)
1.0 nornal corn snake(Cypress)
0.1 amery. corn snake (Morgan LaFay)
0.0.1 banded cali. kingsnake (Cain)
1.0 tangerine honduran milksnake (Narcissus)
0.0.1 sandfish skink (Slick)
1.0 dog (Luke)

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