My vote goes to rat snakes. Any kind, really. I adore mine to no end. I'd heard that they were smart enough to recognize their owners and such but I didn't believe it until I got one. When I come into the room he picks his head up like a little puppy or something, and all I do is give him my hand and he climbs on. I can stick my fingers in his face and he'll just "smell" them. He's always curious and always wants to know what I'm doing. He's made me see snakes in a whole new light. I'm really surprised no one has mentioned them yet. I'm pretty sure there's laws against at least some of those in Georgia, though. Georgia is pretty picky about their snakes. Look into it if you're really interested in one.

Here's a photo of mine, just to temp you.






Ok, so it was three photos. But he's CUTE!!