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I am 16 years old and I have been interested in herps my entire life. I have been kepping snakes since I was about 10 years old and now I want to start a breeding project and I wanted to know what a good species is to start breeding. Hopefully if I am successful I will be able to make money later on when I get older and more able to maintain a steady income. I would also like to know what is a good enclosure to start breeding that particular species in.

Well, what do you already have?
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"The serpent crams itself with animal life that is often warm and vibrant, to prolong an existence in which we detect no joy and no emotion. It reveals the depth to which evolution can sink when it takes the downward path and strips animals to the irreducible minimum able to perpetuate a predatory life in its naked horror."
Alexander Skutch

I have Ball pythons, kings, milks, and rat snakes. I am willing to breed other species that I dont have but out of these what are the easiest to breed

Well, I think boas are the easiest, because they do all the work. With egglayers you have incubation to figure out. Balls and boas don't have to be brumated, but kings and milks do. That can be a little tough, but not that bad. A nice way to start might be to buy a morph version of a species you already own, and then you can produce hets, which might still sell for a nice price. You can't go wrong working with something you love.
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"The serpent crams itself with animal life that is often warm and vibrant, to prolong an existence in which we detect no joy and no emotion. It reveals the depth to which evolution can sink when it takes the downward path and strips animals to the irreducible minimum able to perpetuate a predatory life in its naked horror."
Alexander Skutch

For money? First and foremost choose species that you know you can sell. Ball python morphs are in highest demand right now. Albinos and pastels are some of the least expensive. Albinos (and all the morphs) will eventually be sold for only a few hundred dollars and less. But even at only $300 each, an average ball python clutch of 6 will bring in $1800- well worth the effort.

Corn snakes continue to be in demand (and I personally intend on producing these large scale in the near future - albinos, miami and hypo miami, patternless). However, one would have to work with more breeders to see a sizable return. However, they are SO easy to keep and breed and hatch out! They are so easy to work with (great feeders, moderate temps, little space, quick to breed, eggs easy to hatch)! One could literally maintain 400 adult breeder corns in a 10' by 10' room if properly designed.

If you plan on large scale, start breeding rodents now and devise a highly efficient operation... TRUST ME.