Personally I didn't like snakes until I met my husband. We acquired a ball python and a boa constrictor. I was amazed that they were not slimy. When the boa wrapped around our feet it was like a massage.

I guess it is like the addage "feel the fear and do it anyway." At least that worked for me. However, when they slither out from the grass while I am gardening it still freaks me out.

Here is one of my resident fellas. Rather sad, but that's nature.