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[quote=Anonymous]Last year, after much hemming and hawing, DH and I agreed to let 17 year-old DS buy a snake on the condition that he took care of it alone. My son has always been very responsible, and I trust his judgement— he selected a small (3-4 ft python) which he keeps in a large tank in his room. He never takes it out of his room, rarely takes it out of its tank, he keeps its food (baby rats — gross) in a separate mini-fridge, and he clearly loves it like another kid might love a dog (talks to it in a baby voice, cuddles it, etc.).

Now, I’ve never had a fear of snakes, but this thing gives me the creeps. For starters, whenever I enter DS’s room, the snake turns to face me. Even if it’s asleep, it’ll wake up just to stare at me. It also does that tongue-flicky thing but I understand all snakes do that. More irritatingly, the snake has a fairly strong “snakey” smell. While it wouldn’t normally be a problem as it doesn’t leave his room, I swear I’m starting to smell it in the kitchen or our bedroom.

Things came to a head last night when I woke up to go to the bathroom and I swear I saw the snake on the hallway floor. When I checked this morning, the tank was locked shut with the snake inside, but it freaked me out anyway.

I understand that my DS loves his snake, and I don’t want to get rid of it. But is there some way I could get him to keep a closer eye on it?
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