I have noticed that colubrids kill their prey through constriction as well. Weird..I did end up looking up the taxonomy and the main differences between boids and colubrids, and the constriction wasn't really the difference. ANYWAY, that's what I have noticed; kingsnakes definately constrict their prey.

Also, about the beginner snakes, I wouldn't recommend ball pythons unless you have had another snake or two in the past. (I would have a few months ago, but now I realize I guess these snakes are just so hard to care for properly). :roll: Not anything against you, but ball pythons are a VERY finicky snake (when it comes to feeding, being held, humidity, temperature, light exposure, etc).. I would suggest a kingsnake, sand boa, or cornsnake, or many other colubrids.

Jennifer