Choosing a Pet Snake: Temperament

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"The next thing we're going to talk a little bit about is temperament. Now you want to make sure you pick the right snake that is going to have the right attitude for you. Now every snake is different, but some species tend to have a little bit of a tendency toward certain behaviors. For instance, a milk snake, while beautiful, and, of course, he is going to behave very well for me now, while beautiful, can tend to be a little bit flighty and a little fast. They like to run, and they kind of like to poop on you a little bit. So maybe not the best snake for a small child or a snake to actually be handling as much but a very good display snake. Somebody that you could look at but not necessarily play with all that much. Of course, he is going to prove me wrong right now by behaving himself completely. Or again, you know, you could look at their spotted python that we showed you earlier. He stays nice and small, and he's going to stay also pretty, pretty friendly. Pythons and boas are going to be quite a bit slower moving, and they are going to be little bit more relaxed on a general basis. A little bit easier to handle, not as flighty and as fast as, say, your milk snakes, and your corn snakes, and your rat snakes, and king snakes. Speaking of corn snakes, corn snakes are a good beginner snake. They are a staple of the reptile industry. They come in lots of different pretty colors. They are very, very lax to bite. They don't like to bite, and even if it did, it wouldn't do you any damage. They do tend to be a little bit flightier than, say, like a boa or a python but a very well mannered snake and great for beginners."