My 15 year old daughter has a female Albino Nelson's Milksnake and I highly recommend these. They are as easy to care for as a cornsnake, are gorgeous to look at, don't tend to be big hiders (though like most snakes they appreciate a place to get some downtime in away from view), do very well in a busy room (ours lives in our livingroom) and are known to be one of the best natured of the Milksnake group. As hatchlings like most small colubrids they tend to be nervous but Nelson's tend to adjust to regular handling very easily. They are slow growers though compared to cornsnakes. They don't have a tendency to be picky eaters. Ours will take pretty much any prey you offer and could care less if it's frozen/thawed, pre-killed or live prey.
A couple of pictures to show tempt you over to the Milksnake side....
We also have a top breeder of these snakes as a member of this site - Brian Barcyzk of BHB. I've been to his facility in Michigan and can attest to the lovely and healthy Albino Nelson's he produces.
Emi has a small "worm".....
My daughter Beth and her beloved Emi......
Emi in her 20 long tank which will likely do her most of her life though she may move up to a 30 if needed......
How can you resist me!!!!....
Colubrids are major escape artists though so a good lid and metal lid clips are a MUST. We use four clips on Emi's enclosure just to make sure she stays safe at home.
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