There is some degree of danger to it if you're not careful. I don't usually brew, but I have done it before and here are the tips that I can offer:
-Ferment your bottles in a moderate area. Most recipes request placing bottles in a warm area to ferment. Yes, it will carb faster in a warmer area, but with glass you don't necessarily want it to carb fast. You want to stop or slow fermentation at the right point, and if you overshoot it, you risk explosion. Get some 187mL champagne bottles so you have some smaller test bottles. Pop them open at certain points in your fermentation to get an idea of how your brew is progressing. I've always fermented in my basement where it's probably around 68F or less, and my batches always take longer to carb than what I've read.
-With your early batches, start off with a little less yeast than the recipe calls for. It may take longer to carb, but it won't ruin anything. Some recipes carb faster than others, so when trying something new, be sure to take extra precaution. How fast a recipe will carb depends on different factors: sugar level, sugar type, preservative properties of other ingredients. If you want it to go slower, use table sugar. If you want to speed it up, use honey, corn syrup, or invert sugar.
-Use thick bottles. Pry off soda bottles are usually thicker. Older bottles work well provided they don't have any cracks or chips. Newer soda bottles such as 12 oz Mexican Coke, Fanta or Pepsi bottles are nice and thick, (and look cool). Avoid twist off soda bottles, though. These may be slightly thicker than your average beer bottle, but aren't very thick compared to most pry off soda bottles. Champagne bottles can also be used provided your capper fits over them. I have a bench capper than can cap most things. Brand new champagne bottles are available wherever winemaking supplies are sold. I really like the 187mL ones, they're the same size and shape as the old 7oz 7up bottles and really give that vintage soda look, plus the clear ones show off all your lovely colored sodas.
I hope that helps.