Do I want a Milk Snake?

[Porl]

My sister, visiting from Australia is a HUGE snake lover (Sentrillion Python, Black Headed Python and something else (can't remember the name) and has convinced us (not that we needed much convincing) that a snake would be awesome, I have always wanted one but never looked into the care and the lifestyle required for it.

MY ideal snake is a highly colored, incredibly scary, poisonous looking beauty that is happy to be handled, docile and will get fairly big.

My sis is recommending a Milk Snake (probably because they are banned in Australia) and I LOVE the coloring of some of the ones I have seen here and at other places. She is a master at enclosures and will be setting me up with a sweet enclosure.

I would love to hear from some Milk owners about their experiences handling these magnificent creatures and how long they have had them and how big they can get.

Thanks in advance!

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