By Leon Watson PUBLISHED: 06:45 EST, 26 February 2014 | UPDATED: 12:28 EST, 26 February 2014 Most people would be scared out of their skin, but this brave schoolgirl isn't. Krista Guarino is only nine years old yet has already proved she is an expert snake handler. The brave schoolgirl lives with a staggering 30 reptiles, including anacondas and a 12ft python at her home in Warren, a suburb of Detroit, Michigan. She eats, sleeps and plays with the creatures - some of which are twice her size. Scroll down for video
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Krista Guarino, from Michigan, eats, sleeps and plays with snakes
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Among her reptiles are anacondas and a 12ft python
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She's even been bitten a few times but says it doesn't hurt
Krista, nine years old, with her family, holding one of the many snakes in their house in @placeholder, Michigan