I'm thinking, in my opinion it's close between corn snakes, ball pythons, and garter snakes. Although, I've only ever had one corn snake, and I'd rather deal with getting a ringneck snake to feed than getting a corn snake to feed.

Now, your thoughts on the best beginner snake...
Michael
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