Don't know what snake to get. Parents worried that snake will constrict sister/dog.

okay i want to say the stuff u hear on the media is total BS they all involve some mistake a person made e.x. someone left a live rabbit in the same room with a free roaming reticulated python and it was also the mans room the retic attacked. along those lines if i put a piece of meat right next to my face, and c alled my dogs (big dogs) they would kill me too. I've had many ball pythons and i sware to god they will ever attack ur dog or baby. there has never been a case of a ball python attacking a kid or a dog. you are thinking od Burmese or reticulated pythons.
BTW, my ball pythons grow above 3 feet if its a girl but ten to be in the 2 1/2-3 foot range if there a boy.

kenyan sand boa!!

Get a Baby ball python...they are small and will grow about a foot or so a year...so by the time it is full grown your sister will be older and bigger so it wont matter...i love my ball python and so does my 2 year old daughter which holds it and plays with it....besides once you get it your mom will get curious about it and more than likely adventually want to hold it and will get used to it and see that they are great pets

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Originally Posted by Justin Hatton

Get a Baby ball python...they are small and will grow about a foot or so a year...so by the time it is full grown your sister will be older and bigger so it wont matter...i love my ball python and so does my 2 year old daughter which holds it and plays with it....besides once you get it your mom will get curious about it and more than likely adventually want to hold it and will get used to it and see that they are great pets

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They grow much quicker than most people think...if they eat that is ;)

Some suggestions for harmless snakes that wouldn't pose a risk even to newborn infants, and are generally easy to care for:

-Corn Snake
-Ball Python
-Childrens python
-Hognose snake (this one stays particularly small)
-Kenyan sand boa

There are many other good choices!

Don't forget that reptiles require specialized care and to read up on any available CARESHEETS that describe captive conditions to keep any potential new pets happy and healthy.