What is the best kind of snake to have as a pet?

A corn snake is recommended as one of the best ones to start with. If you are still a bit nervous about getting a snake, a hatchling would only be about a foot long and they only get from about 3.5-4.5 feet in length... Because they are nocturnal, they are a bit easier to care for in the sense that they won't get horribly ill if they don't get enough UV.. They also come in all kinds of colors and are normally not that picky when it comes to eating..

Here's a good care sheet for them

http://www.cornsnakes.net/care.php3

Ball Pythons are a good beginner snake too, but, they are more likely to occasionally go off feed and need to be forcefed.

Any snake you get should only eat F/T (frozen/thaw). You pretty much just buy frozen mice of an appropriate size and let them thaw in a bowl of warm water.. It doesn't get much easier then that..

Garter snakes can be neat too, but, they can't be fed a strictly insectivore diet.. They would also need pinky mice which you may need to cut up for them. They can be a bit nervous though. Not a bad beginner snake, but not the best one either.. They are diurnal and will need a UV light on for a set number of hours a day. I haven't kept one, but, that's also why I didn't get one..

Rough green snakes are one of the few snakes that are actually insectivores.. Every time I go into a pet shop, someone tries to sell me one of these, so I'm assuming they'll be available in whatever pet shop you go to.. The problem with having one as a pet though is that they have not yet been successfully bred in captivity. That means that every rough green snake you see in a store has been taken from the wild.. As far as I'm concerned, if it can't be bred in captivity, it shouldn't be kept in captivity except by a few highly experienced keepers trying to learn how to breed them in captivity..

Best of luck with your snake..

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What is the best kind of snake to have as a pet?

I would like a smaller type, that's relatively easy to take care of. Believe me, I will do research on it and make sure it is taken care of nicely.

Money isn't a problem. But it would be a first time pet snake.

In my opinion the best kind of pet snake to have is a milk snake. Milk snakes are some of the calmest and non-agressive snakes you can get. This kind of snake may be a little harder to find that other species, but for you first snake it is your best bet. I recommend an albino if you can find one. I also recommend talking to you local pet store sales people they can tell you all about what to expect on diet, care, and size of the snake. Most snakes can be kept in a 10 gallon tank for the first little bit, but when it grows to larger than 3 or 4 feet you need to look into a larger tank.

A Corn Snake is a smaller variety snake and they are pretty docile. I am partial to Ball Pythons but this is a snake that is larger and more heavy bodied. Corn Snakes are usually good eaters and they are not high maintenance.

I have three kingsnakes. They are the best to me, but maybe I'm a little biased. ;) You say you will do all the research necessary, so I won't go into all the stuff you need and how to care for them and all that. I don't like corns or milks just because I think their heads look funny. I've been bitten by an aggressive little milk (and found out that way that I'm allergic to it...lol), so that's the other reason. My kings are really tame, but I've worked with each of them EVERY SINGLE DAY to ensure this. It's really important to handle them as often as possible and gain their trust early on. Ball pythons I've heard are nice beginners, but they aren't as pretty to me. If you need anymore info, let me know. :) Good luck with your new snake, whichever kind you choose.

Corn snakes are a great first-time snake. They're very docile and easy to handle, they are hardy and easy to care for (their temperature and humidity requirements aren't as fiddly as a lot of other types of snake) and they come in many bright and beautiful colours. Of course I'm a little biased as I have four corns myself LOL. I have a Miami, a Sunglow, and Amelanistic and an Anerythristic A. They're very gentle, rarely (if ever) bite and are relatively inexpensive to feed and house.

corn snakes are awesome!

they come in a few varieties and albino is common, they're easy to care for, i've owned 3 and i only got bit once by a baby, im sure she thought my hand was food cause i stuck it in there right after handling a pinky. (cause im dumb like that) they're cheap, and they dont get all that big, maybe 2-2.5 ft. -not too big for a kid to own. there curious but not overly active which makes them fun to handle. they have a cool beefy apperance compared to the slender garder snake.

Corn snakes are great. They stay small, have great dispositions, and are easy to care for.

It's generally frowned upon to feed live prey to snakes. Pre-killed or frozen (thawed just prior to feeding) mice are much much better. It also prevents your snake from getting injured by a scared and angry mouse. Believe me, it happens.

haha ok so these peopke dont know a whole lot of nething

xcept mayb kingsnake up there

iv had lots of snakes in the opast

and righ now iv got a ball python.

garter snakes CANNOT live on insects, but they can SURVIVE on fish, but mice are deffintely better. and most snakes in captivity will eat pre-frozen mice. from the wild on the other hand (not reccomended) may need to start off on live, but can usually be trained onto dead

for a beginner id suggest, a ball python:), cornsnake, king/milk snake garter snakes iv found are also pretty easy but not really as pretty . Id suggest a regular breed to begin with though (nopt albino or any other morphs) there cheaper for beginners (not going to blow 1600 on a pet dying in 3 days)

for any of the above snakes you only basically need a sort of basking lamp (most dont really use it, but jnust in case), and a heat pad under a shelter, as well as another shelter with no heater and water etcc..

corn snake because they are easy to handle