Quote Originally Posted by BallPythonWannaBe View Post
I just posted under coulubrids as I figured most of the responses would be for colubrid snakes. I was not sure where else to put it. Any kind of snake you would like to add is welcome.
Those would be my top two suggestions. I figured since others were including boas/pythons, I'd include the spotted pythons too (I assume some of their "cousins" would
be similar but only going by those I have personal experience with). While they aren't "unusual", corn snakes are perfect pets...generally nice temperament, not too big,
enthused feeders on f/t prey (without heating it up etc) and also makes great use of branches (& baskets, lol). And they come in awesome color variations. They do start
out pretty tiny, fragile & shy...when I've raised them, I can't even FEEL the teeth of a hatchling's bite, their teeth are too small. They quickly outgrow defensive behavior,
as do my other suggestions. I'm a fan of ALL rat snakes: they get larger but Baird's rat snakes are also usually very docile. And check out the color on Everglades rat
snakes (bright orange!) but they can be a little more feisty...it's all in what one prefers.