A couple of good genera to get into are pituophis and lampropeltis.
Easy husbandry requirements, fairly foolproof, come in some cool localities or morphs, easy to breed, fun to interact with - you get the point.
Wilomn (Wes) has recently posted pics of his kingsnake morphs on these threads:
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...Kings-for-Sale
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...89#post2137889
............. and Jonel Lopez at Selective Propagations in San Jose has some amazing pit morphs.
http://www.spsnakes.com/
Check under "Current Availability" to see his Kingsnake adds. Jonel take some amazing pictures.
I've done business with both gentlemen and can recommend both whole heartedly.
Colubridae has been the taxonomic dumping ground for many species that have yet to be properly classified (for example rhamphiophis - which will probably end up in Elapidae one day).
As such, there is a wide variety of sizes, dispositions and baseline care guidelines across the board. These range from easy to care for - pituophis, lampropeltis, lamprophis to more difficult - the dispholodines, spilotes, pseustes, drymarchon, etc.
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