>> |
Anonymous
Get a corn snake or garter snake. I can't speak on the latter, but I have a corn snake, they're very easy to care for, cheap to feed and maintain, their heat requirements are easily fulfilled via a mat and they don't get too big. You're looking at anywhere between 3-5 feet.
As babies, they tend to be more skittish and alert, everyone says that young corns bite the most, mine hasn't bitten me once yet although he is jumpy when being picked up (fine once actually picked up though).
A young corn lacks the strength to break skin, and while adults are obviously stronger, they have no fangs, only needle-like teeth, IF you are unlucky enough to have one that bites (which isn't likely, they only get more mellow with age) it would hurt less than being scratched by a cat.
Corns and royal pythons (ball python to most) are the most commonly chosen pets because they don't get too big and they're easy to look after, royals sometimes are picky eaters though, but most people choose these because of the ease and cost of owning one.
I personally prefer corns because I think a python's bulky body looks odd when they're not that long, corns are nice and slender and come in countless colors and patterns.
You probably know plenty of what I just typed already, but you don't wanna be bitten and anon says slow worms are illegal, so..
|