I'm too claustrophobic to fly anymore, but snakes wouldn't bother me at all. In fact, I have a little python crawling on my desk and keyboard as I type. She's a nice snake but a horrible typist. It's taking me about twice as much time as usual for everything that I type.
Bill
Dang, I wish I could have a snake, but I have cats. And a nervous husband who doesn't like them.
I haven't kept a snake since I was in grade school, but I have some great childhood memories of them. Oh to be young again...