Scared of snakes

[JustBitten]

My 2 cents? I absolutely love my ball python. He is an amazing lap snake. He's also likes to explore and climb. I've actually got him in a 2x2x4 enclosure because he is desperate to climb something. Tends to fall off though He has never missed a feeding, never hissed, struck or acted aggressive in any way. I also think he intimidates fewer people because of the slow and smooth way he moves and because he has a defined head/neck/body/tail unlike colubrids. Seems to be less frightening for people that way IMHO. My mother has actually warmed up to him and that's saying something.

[Skits]

I think ball pythons are a really great choice if you're scared of snakes. My cornsnake is really quick and harder to handle if you aren't used to it. My ball pythons are more docile and are much calmer when I handle them.

I don't own a milksnake but I've handled one before because it's a snake I'm looking into getting, and he was a little quick but something not too hard to handle either and they won't get too big. If you don't mind a larger snake, boa constrictors aren't too quick and are docile. I take mine out without any problems, but to others she does look intimidating because of her size. But she's fun to take outside in the backyard on summer days and she loves roaming around in the grass. But overall, I would go with a ball python.

[theapexgerman]

Yea milks can be fast but only as babys same as corn the corn I just got is a baby and is a speed racer but if you hold it constantly it will become a lap my milk is more relax than my dum my dum if I put him on the ground hell go explore but if I put my milk down he will stay in the same place

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by theapexgerman

Few balls python I've seen eat good and stuff I just perfer a milk over a ball

I'm honestly not picking on you here...

If I understand this correctly you don't know many ball pythons that eat well.
If that IS the case then you know poor keepers in my honest opinion. I have plenty of ball pythons currently and in the past and they all eat well. I have friends with larger collections, same deal, and I know someone with over 800 and they don't really have an issue. Sure there's the odd snake that can be picky but as Wayne said it isn't law and honestly, most eat fine.

Lastly, as Wayne also suggested, it's Brady's. They will have to get what they want because they have to pay for it, look at it, clean it's poop and feed it. Might as well be the animal you so rightly desire (within reason...no venomous as starters etc.)

[theapexgerman]

yea that's why I said in my other post hit a reptile show and you will find something there my self I think ball pythons are just to common for me and I only saw a handful of balls not eat doesn't mean you shouldn't get one I just perfer milks or corn

[GarterPython]

I like them all! I think it is entierly about you. Every single person on this forum could argue for hours and hours but in the end it's all up to what the person likes.

[theapexgerman]

I love dums but not a fan of balls but there's people that is crazy bout them

[exwizard]

Originally Posted by Skits

I think ball pythons are a really great choice if you're scared of snakes. My cornsnake is really quick and harder to handle if you aren't used to it. My ball pythons are more docile and are much calmer when I handle them.

I agree with this in this situation. I dont have any myself but these snakes are the perfect snake to help someone get over their fear of snakes.

[Hurrok]

My vote is for Ball Python...they come in SO many morphs and plus, Normals look great too. None look exactly the same which is awesome. If your willing to spend $150 on one, go for a Spider Ball Python