So how long have you had your Ball Pythons?
I totally agree with EyeLashViper. My first snake was a ball python, and yes everything is fine so far. But I think if I hadn't researched hundreds of care sheets for months and months and months ahead of time, it'd be a different story. Corn snakes are a bit more high strung as babies, and are pretty small and squirmy, but their husbandry is much easier, and they're more forgiving of simple husbandry mistakes. They don't require a set amount of humidity like a ball python does, and with the fact that they're more active, and have many color morphs that are actually affordable to the average herper, they get my vote for best first snake. :)