I posted this under the Rainbow forum, wanted to get some input from the Ball Python camp too. I just cut and pasted it.

Greetings, I am new to this forum and new to snakes as pets. My son and I are looking to get a pet snake. We've pretty much narrowed down our choices to a Rainbow Boa or a Ball Python. I'd like know the pro's and con's of each breed. My son is 7, so any snake handling he does will be under my supervision. The cage will be locked with a combination lock to prevent him from "opening it just for a minute" then forgetting to secure it. We want this to be something fun for us, but want to do it right too. Comments? Suggestions? Thanks in advance.

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• Ball or Rainbow? - Owasso_dad_n_son, Mon Jun 27 17:45:34 2011
• RE: Ball or Rainbow? - thunderpaws, Mon Jun 27 18:08:09 2011
• Corn.......... - JYohe, Mon Jun 27 18:13:21 2011
• RE: Corn.......... - paulbuckley, Mon Jun 27 18:21:30 2011
• RE: Corn..........no rosy - JYohe, Mon Jun 27 18:25:11 2011
• RE: Corn..........no rosy - paulbuckley, Mon Jun 27 18:35:34 2011
• I PM you from a wanted add you had..NP - thunderpaws, Mon Jun 27 18:35:35 2011
• I say go with a ball python... - AnthonyCaponetto, Tue Jun 28 12:22:10 2011
• RE: Ball or Rainbow? - thunderpaws, Mon Jun 27 18:31:53 2011
• RE: Ball or Rainbow? - gohanvrscell, Mon Jun 27 18:33:47 2011
• RE: Ball or Rainbow? - 09SKJB, Mon Jun 27 19:15:06 2011
• RE: Just My Opinion - Seeves1982, Mon Jun 27 19:32:57 2011
• RE: Reason for statement above. - Seeves1982, Mon Jun 27 19:58:06 2011
• RE: To Sum it All Up - Seeves1982, Mon Jun 27 20:23:13 2011
• RE: Reason for statement above. - marcp, Mon Jun 27 20:30:16 2011
• RE: Reason for statement above. - Owasso_dad_n_son, Mon Jun 27 21:31:55 2011
• RE: Reason for statement above. - Seeves1982, Mon Jun 27 21:50:05 2011
• RE: Reason for statement above. - MSConstrictors, Tue Jun 28 04:24:39 2011
• RE: Just My Opinion - pitoon, Tue Jun 28 05:50:08 2011
• RE: Just My Opinion - Seeves1982, Tue Jun 28 14:32:16 2011
• RE: Just My Opinion - gsrept, Tue Jun 28 18:04:40 2011
• Ball Python Care - thunderpaws, Mon Jun 27 21:45:53 2011
• RE: Ball or Rainbow? - kangaskritters, Mon Jun 27 22:00:39 2011
• RE: Ball or Rainbow? - J35J, Tue Jun 28 08:24:59 2011
• Wouldn't get a hog for a kid - garweft, Tue Jun 28 10:32:24 2011
• RE: Wouldn't get a hog for a kid - kangaskritters, Tue Jun 28 10:45:36 2011
• RE: Ball or Rainbow? - ohernz, Tue Jun 28 15:41:57 2011
• Ditto for Us too..... - thunderpaws, Tue Jun 28 18:05:07 2011