Alot of Burmese are as calm as the ball but as a new handler i would not recommend a burm at all they are a 2 person snake due to their size. A corn snake is pretty small and they remind me of noodles there so small as a baby lol. Being a new handler a adult snake can be intimadating so start off with a baby that way you can get to learn the snake as a little fellow. And a baby ball in my opinion is a good place to start if you want to own a python. And like stated boas are good to but just keep in mind with a boa you could end up with a big snake! The redtails boas ive owned are a little more tempermental than the ball pythons but other wise pretty docile. the most docile boa ive owned would have been the dumerials ground boa.