As species for a N. A. beginner I'd suggest an Emory's ratsnake. Large eggs, easy everything, inexpensive. Also, if you don't mind a bit larger species, I think a Baird's rat would be great; or an even larger snake would be any "obsoletus," like black rat or yellow, etc.

As a species for Asian beginner I'd go for a Russian ratsnake, Elaphe schrencki, or a Dione's ratsnake, Elaphe dione. Russians get much larger, but are easy to care for and beautiful babies. Dione's are smaller and even easier than corns. If you want a bit more of a challenge, you could go for any of the beauty snakes, Orthriophis taeniurus, which get quite large and can be a little bit of a handful sometimes.

Good luck with your choices...Terry


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