I've been keeping/breeding balls for 5 years and have NEVER been bit. I've had over 40 at a time and interact with them every day.

I've been keeping/breeding rosy boas for 20 years and they are very quick to bite, especially the California varieties. The Mexican localities are the calmest. Never been bit by a Mexican rosy.

Cornsnakes... for as much as they're recommended for beginners, I've owned some real mean ones. Kept about 20 of them last year and maybe one or two of them didn't bite.

Milksnakes... musky, flighty...

Rainbow boas are beautiful, but nippy. Not a good snake for a 7 year-old and I have kids too.

A ball is a great handling snake. A leopard gecko is the BEST pet reptile and I've bred those for a long time too. Only bit once ever and kept close to 200 at a time.

An established, feeding hognose snake would be fun for you guys. Lots of personality and not quick to bite.

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