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can corn snakes be handled without them runnign off every sec? i heard they are active

one of my favorite activities is handling my corn snake, but word of warning, you can't just sling them around your neck and go cook dinner. (cooking dinner meaning hitting three minutes on the microwave TV dinner) They do move, and they love to explore. Put it to you like this. My friend had a ball python she put around her neck and took to photography class in college. Not a problem, they don't move that much. I cannot do that with a corn, not at all. But, and this is just my opinion, with corns, you have more pattern and color variation at a better price. Have you priced albino ball pythons lately? I have ten corn snakes, all have different colors and patterns. So, I guess the anwer is, yes, the move around a lot. So what?

Actually 4 out of 6 of my corn snakes are of the type that I can put them around my neck and walk around with them. When these particular snakes need their cages cleaned, I put them around my neck and go about the cleaning. They crawl around my neck and sometimes go down the back of my shirt a bit, but they still stay on me. The other 2 snakes are new additions and they haven't gotten quite used to me yet. I'm sure with some work, I will be able to walk around wih them on me as well.
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>>can corn snakes be handled without them runnign off every sec? i heard they are active

You just asked the same question below.
YES you can handle corn snakes.
When handling corn snakes some are more active then others.
All you have to do is just guide them through your hands.
It is not very difficult.
If you want something you can wrap around your neck and walk around with get a scarf.
If you want one of the best pet snakes you could ever have..get a corn snake.
Read as many caresheets and books as you can. The more knowledge you gain before getting any pet the better it will be for you and that pet.
Jimmy

Maybe you should visit a pet store or a show...and handle some different types of snakes...this might give you a better idea of what you want in a pet snake...I wanted a snake that was docile and I was fairly active...and didnt get HUGE....so I found a corn snake to be a wonderful chose for me
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Most corn snakes are very easy to handle. But "handling" a corn may be a different experience than "handling" a less active snake (or a MORE active one, for that matter). Handling most North American Ratsnakes (corns included) is usually an active process of letting the snake explore, guiding and supporting its movements, and re-directing it when needed. They are usually docile enough that this is an easy, enjoyable experience. Each animal may have a slightly different "personality" depending upon a number of factors, including how much that snake has been handled. I handle all of my snakes every week. Most of them are North American Ratsnakes. Four of those are corns.

All my corns are a little flighty.All my corns have bluff struck at me.I dont handle them alot so it's probably my fault.Im really not going to lose sleep over a corn bite if it happens.These are my personal con's of both.
1.If your a big ape like me corns seem very fragile
2.corns are more flighty.
3.corns are great escape artists.
4.juvie corns are a pain to force feed if you have to'

1.balls dont move much unless it's males during breeding season.
2.balls are one of mites favorite foods to gorge on.
3.balls can be stubborn to feed.
4.balls require good humidity to shed and even then your going to have to remove lens cap once and awhile.

There are a million good reasons to get either.There both as easy to keep.It's like comparing apples to oranges but there both good fruit.There both affordable so why dont you pick up one of each?I will tell you right now that it's a known fact you cant keep just one...Paul