Snack, a Ball Python, is a "nice" snake said his owner, 17-year-old Shilo Fullerton.

Fullerton has owned Snack for about two years since the snake was old enough to be away from professional handlers. Ball Pythons get their name from the way they ball up when they are nervous, but they make good pets because they are really calm.

Fullerton said one out of 10 snakes are aggressive, but not Snack. He even gets along with his cat. Once he even layed on top of the cat as if to cuddle, and both the cat and snake seemed relaxed.

Fullerton takes Snack for walks and they attended the West Seattle Summer Fest. Fullerton often wears Snack around his neck and says, "he attracts a lot of girls."

Two Hi-Yu girls approached him at the festival and reached out to pet the snake. They noted how soft the snake felt. Fullerton says more girls pet the snake than guys.

He feeds Snack rodents he buys at Petco. The biggest response to Snack happened when he took him to school and a girl was so surprised she fell out of her chair.

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