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After going herping with me a few times, and years of listening to me talk about my snakes... my girlfriend wants to try one.

I'd like to know if anyone has some advice on a small, EASY to feed snake (insects or FT pinks) that would be a nice little pet for her.

Any help would be appreciated! Thanks.

Bryan
Rising Conviction

You know what I always say...

NORTHERN BROWN SNAKE!
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1.0 Western green toad
1.1 green treefrogs
1.0 Florida blue garter snake
1.1 Oriental fire-bellied toads
1.0 American bullfrog
0.1 Spanish ribbed newt
0.0.1 Eastern ribbon snake
1.1 red-cheeked mud turtles
0.1 Dubia day gecko
1.0 Sonoran gopher snake
0.1 rough green snakes
1.1 giant African black millipedes
1.0 Okeetee corn snake
0.1 Albino African clawed frog
1.0 Kenyan sand boa
0.0.1 Argentine flame-bellied toadlet
0.0.1 African bullfrog
1.0 yellow * Everglades rat snake intergrade
1.1 Western hognose snakes
1.2 fire salamanders
1.0 scarlet kingsnake
0.0.1 Argentine horned frog
0.1 Southern ringneck snakes
1.0 Florida scarletsnake
0.0.1 Florida brown snake
0.0.1 Northern brown snake
0.0.1 Smooth earth snake
0.0.2 Western worm snakes
"And tons of garters and ribbons are being born in the reptile room this very minute..."

I'd have to recomend a rosy or sand boa. I have rosies myself and they're great little snakes. Most rosies are very docile. They also tend to be relatively slow and deliberate in their movements. These traits will make them easy to handle for someone not accustomed to holding snakes. The are also fairly tolerant of being handled and robust enough that you don't have to be worried about injuring them. Most top out between 2-3 feet with the majority being on the low end of the scale. Captive bred animals are easily obtainable so you won't have to worry about parasites or difficulties acclimating that can come with a wild caught.

-Alice

ya, i agree with canncialman02 that brown snakes fit everything you are asking, but if you look at a mexican rosy boa, you will fall in love with one of those, i did, lol, and i dont even have one. but if i was to pick between the two, i would pick a rosy since not only are they beautiful, but you will be able to actually observe them more since they are bigger. and a lot of times i just hang out with my king watching tv for like half an hour, and she relaxes for me, but with northern brown, they are probly going to be crawling all over. but i have not owned browns or rosys, so i might not be perfectly right. also, i heard that boas are sensitive if you touch the top of their backs and they dont know you are there, is this true?
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i have one Brooks Kingsnake, hopefully breeding in the next couple of years! yaaahhhh, only if i can find a male though lol, but im still looking for a male lol