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What types of snakes stay small? (around 2 feet, max feet long.)

There are quite a few. Some of the more common ones as captives are the sandboas and rubber boas. Adult females of some species can get to almost 3 feet but males generally remain much smaller.
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas

My boyfriend is thinking about getting a snake, so a good "starter snake" would be good. (I've never had a snake either, the only reptile I have and have ever had is a leopard gecko.)

Most of the smallest snakes can be difficult feeders and if its your first snake your best bet is a Corn snake and they get around 4-5 feet average. Check out the corn snake forum

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1.0 Albino Corn "Lucky"
1.0 Snow Corn "Snow"
0.0.1 Southern Ringneck "Lazy"
1.0 Green Amevia "Gizard"

look a bit thin, especially for as long as it is in the pic? Not meaning to butt in or sound like a know it all but its just what struck me when I looked at the pics, might just be the camera angle or maybe my snakes are just too fat...
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That cornsnake looks like it is or has been starved. Cornsnakes shouldn't show a keel along the middle of the back like that.
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas

First of all i feed him large mice every 7 days and for some reason he has never gotten larger girth wise. I dont know why he doesnt and it is a little odd but im not sure why hes like that.Sorry for not pointing that out to you all before.
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1.0 Albino Corn "Lucky"
1.0 Snow Corn "Snow"
0.0.1 Southern Ringneck "Lazy"
1.0 Green Amevia "Gizard"

You might want to consider a rosy boa. Get a male. They generally stay under 3 feet. Males of some populations (such as the Mexican Rosy boas) don't exceed 30 inches.
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas