Quote Originally Posted by slartibartfast
Mexican Blacks sound perfect, but of course that doesn't eliminate the romance of my long adoration of the Indigo, LOL.

Any experience with Indigos, as far as handleability/calmness? Do they make a decent pet?
I have a LOT of admiration for Indigos. They're very intelligent, could probably take on any other N. American snake, and are pretty docile. They shouldn't be kept in a glass cage as they will kill their prey by smacking it around and can break the glass. Also, they're notorious for having explosive, runny, messy, and frequent bowel movements. If it wasn't for that last one, I'd probably consider keeping them.

But speaking of black snakes, I have a pair of Black Milks and couldn't be happier. They're just over a year old and one is about 70% black and the other is about 85% black. Voracious eaters, but they've never so much as hissed at me.