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There are a couple of beginner snakes that you should think about for your first pet snake. These are snakes with a calm temperament and are fairly easy to look after. Corn snakes are perhaps the easiest of snakes to care for and can be held and tamed very easily. These are an active and curious species which will like to slither around and check stuff out. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/4\/41\/Choose-Your-First-Pet-Snake-Step-2Bullet1.jpg\/v4-460px-Choose-Your-First-Pet-Snake-Step-2Bullet1.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/4\/41\/Choose-Your-First-Pet-Snake-Step-2Bullet1.jpg\/aid952600-v4-728px-Choose-Your-First-Pet-Snake-Step-2Bullet1.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":"728","bigHeight":"546","licensing":"<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>License: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/">Creative Commons<\/a><br>
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<\/p><\/div>"} You could also take a look at Ribbon snakes, Black Rat snakes, King snakes and Milk snakes which also have similar personalities as members of the Colubrid family. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/d\/dd\/Choose-Your-First-Pet-Snake-Step-2Bullet2.jpg\/v4-460px-Choose-Your-First-Pet-Snake-Step-2Bullet2.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/d\/dd\/Choose-Your-First-Pet-Snake-Step-2Bullet2.jpg\/aid952600-v4-728px-Choose-Your-First-Pet-Snake-Step-2Bullet2.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":"728","bigHeight":"546","licensing":"<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>License: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/">Creative Commons<\/a><br>
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<\/p><\/div>"} If you would like a snake that is less active and slow moving, a great choice is a Ball Python. They do not get very big and will enjoy just sitting in your hands or hanging around your neck. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/1\/16\/Choose-Your-First-Pet-Snake-Step-2Bullet3.jpg\/v4-460px-Choose-Your-First-Pet-Snake-Step-2Bullet3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/1\/16\/Choose-Your-First-Pet-Snake-Step-2Bullet3.jpg\/aid952600-v4-728px-Choose-Your-First-Pet-Snake-Step-2Bullet3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":"728","bigHeight":"546","licensing":"<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>License: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/">Creative Commons<\/a><br>
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<\/p><\/div>"} Children will often benefit from different kinds of snakes than adults. The minimum age for a child to have a snake it about 5. Corn snakes and Ball Pythons are great choices for kids, since they are friendly, slow, don't get that big and are fairly robust. If you are not purchasing from a reliable source, you can find a lot of snakes appear to look the same and it can be difficult to know exactly what species of snake you are getting unless you seek professional advice. Anacondas, reticulated pythons, venomous snakes and Burmese pythons can be dangerous animals if proper care and locked enclosures are not provided. It is best to leave these species for more experienced keepers. You will also find that these have very specific care requirements meaning that the smallest of mistakes will result in an almost catastrophic accident!