what colubrid should I get?

[Marissa@MKmorphs]

Out of those, I would say corns make a great "gateway" colubrid. Smaller, tame, fantastic eater, and some of the hardiest snakes ever. They help you get a feel for how different a colubrid is from other boas/pythons that you might be used to having. Personally, I've become infatuated with Pituophis lately (bulls/gophers/pines), but they get much larger and their bluffing/defensive mechanisms can make them a little more challenging for some. As far as hogs....I've been there, done that. I had a small collection of 6 hogs, from 4 gram babies to 400g females. I found them to be extremely tricky feeders, I was worried about the possibility of having a negative reaction to their mild venom, and for as much work as they were, I didn't find them to be nearly as rewarding as the other colubrids that I have (which are corns, honduran milk snakes, and a sonoran gopher snake).

All that being said, you never know if you will enjoy keeping a species unless you give it a try. Everyone has their own experiences with these animals, so you need to keep that in mind when making a decision. Maybe visit some expos or see if there are local breeders/keepers around you that will let you interact with some of their colubrids so you can get a feel for them?