Snakes need more horizontal space in general. You would only want a tall tank for a tree snake. Corn snakes are a good starter species. Balls can be a bit tough for beginners.

I would suggest starting with a corn. After you get used to taking care of it and do a good amount of research you should be good to give a ball python a try.

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1.0 normal BP Nicodemus
1.0 BP Moufasa pos vanilla, fire, cinny
0.4 Cal Kings 3 alb 1 het Dora Queen Ace Pearl
2.0 Alb Corn Bizaar Elixir
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