It is interesting how these wonderful garters work their magic on people who usually don't care for snakes. My mother was very "anti-snake" before I became an enthusiast, and now she often looks in on my snakes and checks on them...with one of them in particular, she will often stop by his enclosure and talk to him. People who come by to visit who are afraid of snakes become curious and want to see my garters. Like you, I am unable to let people hold my snakes because they become too skiddish around others. Still...they seem to work some kind of magic....