by Joshhowell94 » Wed May 21, 2014 12:34 am
Hi Robyn
I agree with Kenyan Sand Boas, they don't grow too big, with males growing to about 45 cm and females topping out at 90cm, they are very docile, babies are quite hard to feed so try get a yearling or one that is about 6 months old. They come in a few different colours(morphs) so you can choose the morph you like. They do borrow so you won't as much as you would other snakes, but they are very easy handle and have a very gentle temperament. They are slow moving when handled compared to other snakes. I have 5 sand boas and my girlfriend who doesn't particularly like snakes and use to be quite scared of them, now holds my sand boas all the time and has grown quite attached to them. And they pretty much don't bite ever. Garter snakes are very jumpy, they almost hop around in your hands and they are very quick, so this makes them hard to handle.
1.3 Kenyan sand boa
1.0 Brazillian rainbow boa
1.2 BCI
1.1 Corn snakes