Hello, my name is Joe. Im 13 years old and I live in New York. I want a snake more than anything in the world.

My mom wont let me get a snake because she is afraid of them. I wanted a cornsnake and I did months of research on them. Now Im trying to get my mom to overcome her fear of snakes, by taking her to petstores and showing her the snakes and I handle them. I also show her all the cages that have locks on them so it cant escape.
I would rather have a cornsnake, but maybe if my mom will let me, I can get a garter snake because they are a lot smaller.

If anyone can help me with my mom, please reply =[