What is a good starter snake that is easy to care for and is legal to keep in georgia?

Question

ive been trying to get a snake but I am a begginer so I dont know what kind to chose someone please help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

Answer 1

cornsnake, they don't get as big as a python, but they did get pretty long.

Answer 2

Ball python. 'Nuff said. They are very very low maintenance, and they look pretty cool. That would be the best choice to start with, then you can go on from there once you get familiar.

Answer 3

http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/display...  this is a perfect snake for you young female ball python

Answer 4

ball pythons. they are great. i have 2. they're easy to take care of, and don't get too big.

make sure you do research on the snake you decide to get before getting it please. i've seen and rescued so many malnourished and neglected snakes before.

Answer 5

Right. I have no idea what snakes are legal as i dont even live in the country lol but i can suggest some good starter snakes. Captive bred ball pythons, corn snakes, milk snakes, king snakes etc

Yuo should really decided what snake you want then learn as much as you can about it and then buy everything for it then get it. Rather than having a snake you dont really want just because its a 'starter' snake

Answer 6

I loved my Florida Green Grass snakes..but not everyone would want such a friendly snake.

I would suggest entering your own zip code, where I entered "GA", and see what is available for adoption in your neck-o-th-woods:

http://www.petfinder.com/search/search.c...

the organizations that shelter these would know their personalities, and help you get off to the right start.

They would also recommend the right equipment to suit your new snake.

Answer 7

all the snakes mentioned in the other answers are good choices. i do believe Georgia does not allow  the keeping or field collection of native herps. i might be wrong though . you should easily be able to retrieve this info on line. good luck!

Answer 8

no snakes a "good" snake

Answer 9

Jason H is correct. Native snakes, such as corn snakes, are not allowed as pets in Georgia. So you might look into ball pythons or California kingsnakes.

Answer 10

ball pythons are esy to care for and great beginner snakes. same goes for corn snakes. both are very docile. the thing with ball pythons is some are very picky eaters and it can be difficult. if choosing a ball python, make sure its a good eater.

here are some sites.

corn snake

http://members.aol.com/Kathandcam/Hawkhe...

ball python

http://www.kingsnake.com/ballpythonguide...

Answer 11

Whatever it is, be sure that it doesn't have a high rate of growth. Snakes never stop growing. So make sure that it won't get too big for it's cage. I saw this thing on Monsterquest about the possibility of giant snakes (I myself am a bit unsure) and how they could be living in southern Florida. Regular snakes becoming a problem in neighborhoods. One unfortunate encounter ended up on the news. It went something like this:

a man and his friend were out in the yard when they spotted something moving in the pond. They could, right away, tell it wasn't one of the man's exotic fish. Rushing over, they discovered that it was a Burmese python. Afraid that this eating machine would strangle and swallow his expensive fish, the man tried to catch it with his bare hands. His friend, however, decided to phone animal control. The local news crew eventually found out and managed to catch most of the man's struggle on camera. Ending with a painfull bite to the man's arm. After the camera stopped rolling, his friend had to pry the mouth of the snake open to get it of the man's arm. In a few moments, animal control showed up. Thankfully the man was not badly hurt and all of his fish survived.

Possibility 1: Pythons were very popular pets around the time of Hurricane Andrew, and Florida had the same climate, terrain and food sources as their natural habitat. So when the hurricane hit, hundreds of baby python hatch-lings were released into an area were they could thrive.  

Possibility 2: When people down in southern Florida bought their hatch-lings, they were only so many inches long and seemed like very manageable snakes. But Burmese pythons, the more popular type around the time, get to around 8 meters long. That's more than enough to eat a full-grown cat (that was the case with an eight foot long Burmese). So when these things got too big, they were let loose into, again, an area where they could thrive.

They also said, if global warming continues, it's likely that they will be able to expand their territory into a range between New Jersey and California and everything south of it.