Help- I need info for snakes safe as pets...

Greetings,

I am in need of information on snakes ( snake in question being a 6 ft ball python) being safe as a pet with a child in the house, or how snakes dont pose a threat- something along those lines.

I am looking for statistics, printed resources ( I know I read something I think was from the Barkers) or anything that can stand a chance as being proof in the court system.

If anyone has any info- can you please link it to me?

I have been asked on another forum, and have since then lost all info I had ( I actrually did a college paper on how HR611 was obserd, and used some info on the net as references)

thankyou all in advance

Go to USARK's website, they have a lot of statistics regarding snake injuries and deaths. None came from ball pythons, by the way. They're too small and timid to really do anything, even to a small child. Their first inclination is to "ball" up rather than bite, hence their name. And a 6 foot ball python is HUGE for a ball! I sincerely doubt it's that long, the largest I've ever seen maxed out at right around 5 feet, and that was a whopper 3000 gram female! If she's really that concerned, get a male ball python. They're smaller than the females.

Yeah- measurement was prolly guesstimated- but the mother inlaw/whomever it is dont car e if its a 1 inch snake- SHE thinks its dangerous toa child...its one of those people....

ill have to look harder on USARKS page. Thanks for the info.