What type of snake should I Get??

Question

I was looking at alot of breeds today, but couldent really find one that suited me.

I want one that is a little on the small side.

And is not aggresive. I want to be able to hold it without having to worry about my face being bitten off.

Also, I have alot of kids that come to my house, and I think it would be awsome if I could show the kids the snake without having to worry about them getting hurt or the snake attacking for no reason at all.

Thanks!

p.s- I am a first time snake owner. :]

Answer 1

ok corn snakes and ball pythons are fantastic beginner snakes. but personally, i think ball pythons are alot more docile and calmer. they only get to about 4-5 feet which isnt bad at all. i advise you to avoid cal kings. they can be very aggressive and moody sometimes. corn snakes are skinnier than ball pythons so it could easily slip out of a child's hands. so a ball python would be more appropriate for you. if you get a baby and hold it everyday, it should be very calm. one of mine hisses at me all the time but thats because she was never handled as a baby by her previous owners and she was abused.

whatever you choose, please research the heck out of it and learn everything you need to know. here are some good care sheets on corns and balls

ball python

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

corn snake

http://www.kingsnake.com/rockymountain/R...

good luck!

Answer 2

Corn snake, king snake, ball python. Any snake can be aggressive. It is up to you to handle your snake and tame it.

Answer 3

Corn Snake. Great first time snake. Easy to handle and not aggressive. They can be handled by kids as well.

Edit:

This is the Corn Snake question I asked before I got my daughter her's.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

Read some of the answers there about Corn Snakes, it really helped me and he is a great pet.

Answer 4

get a baby ball boa. they dont get very big at all and they dont really bite or anything. if they get scared they just ball up. hence the name. very pretty too.

Answer 5

You should definitely get a California King snake. they are awesome and they fit your description perfectly. they dont bit and they are very kind. all you have to feet them is small mice. you can get those frozen at a pet store. best answer please

Answer 6

An Anaconda from the Amazon.

Answer 7

Actually, any snake can be dangerous or aggresive. Most snakes will be friendly, but they can turn on you at any time. Its their nature.

Answer 8

Like someone else said, get a cornsnake.  They grow to be about 3 feet long (sounds long, but it isn't) and about as round as a US half dollar.   If you get one, make sure it has already eaten for the person who sold it to you.  Some baby snakes never know how to "eat" and will die from starvation.  You can buy frozen pinky mice from the store to feed the snake (and then slowly go up to frozen regular mice so you don't have to worry about the mice attacking the snake or having to watch the mouse suffocate to death - hey, even Steve Irwin would feed his zoo's snakes dead prey because it was more humane for prey and predator alike).  You thaw the mice in some warm water for about 5-10 minutes and then feed it to the snake.

Cornutopia.com is a nice site.  Kathy Love has been breeding snakes for years.  Here is a caresheet right on her website.  

http://www.cornutopia.com/Corn%20Utopia%...

She also sells a book she wrote.

You may not be able to let the kids handle the corn snake when it is a baby.  Wait until it grows a little.  However, they are great as adults if handled a lot and do not pose the dangers a boa does to children.  Plus, if it would happen to bite (and my sister and I have had corn snakes do that - reaching into the aquarium too fast), little to no chance of drawing blood - the teeth are too tiny.