Ideas for which Kingsnake or Milksnake to get.

[Bogertophis]

Milk snakes in general tend to be much more flighty than kings. Now i am not saying that milk snakes will not make a great pet snake, in general though they can squirmy and like to musk. King snakes are awesome! Got to throw the vote for the Mex black king. Just a beautiful snake. Good size. Good temperament. Great eaters, but all of this applies to most kings.

There's probably some exceptions (& I think I recall someone posting about their large Honduran milk snake that's mellow) but my experience is the same as yours, Bodie...that milk snakes are typically harder to handle- very squirmy & flighty, more inclined to musk. They're often beautiful colors though, so for the person who wants more of a "display" snake than a pet to handle, they might be just the right fit.