Non-venomous snakes as pets?

Question

I am looking for names of non-venomous (small) snakes that can be kept as pets.

Any suggestions.......?

Answer 1

a corn snake make an ideal pet and is easy to look after

Answer 2

Colubrids are generally the best pet snakes. These include corns, kings, milks, rat snakes, ect. I would stay away from the pythons, even ball pythons get 5 feet long and a pretty big girth. Which ever species of snake you choose please do your research before you buy. I suggest feeding the snake frozen foods (thawed). I know there is a lot of debate and it is all a matter of opinion. Live foods carry disease, parasites, can turn and attack the snake (seen it happen many times)and are harder to keep. Also when a snake is fed live it associates movement with food, not the smell. they tend to be more food driven and may mistake a hand or finger for lunch. Also feed it in a seperate container, so it does not associate the cage opening to food comming. Just a suggestion. Good luck!

Answer 3

Garter Snakes (snakes in the genus Thamnophis) This is a large genus, although you will primarily find Common Garter Snakes (Thamnophis Sirtalis) and Ribbon Snakes (Thamnophis sauritus) in the pet trade. Species in the genus have 3 colored stripes(usually red, orange, or yellow), one down the center of the back and the other two on opposite sides. The skin between the stripes often has a checkered pattern. They are very active, and will readily bite and musk, although they can be taimed through repeated handling. They are technically venomous, but the mild nature of their venom and inefficient injection makes them effectively harmless to humans.
King Snakes (Snakes in the genus Lampropeltis) This genus includes the snake
Green Snakes (Snakes in the genus Opheodrys) These snakes should be in a more vertically oriented cage, as they love climbing. Provide either live or artificial plants aswell as structures to climb on. They are very timid, and typically not large enough to bite. Confirm from dealer/petstore that it was captive bred, wild collection is a serious issue for this genus.
Brown Snake(snakes in the genus storeria) Small, mild manner snakes. They are, as the name suggests, brown, most having a checkerd pattern on the side like garter snakes.

Answer 4

Hey, a red tailed boa is a good idea. Allow your snake to acclimate for a couple of weeks to its new home. Start your hatchling off with a single pre-killed week to 10-day old "fuzzy" rat. A smaller sized hatchling may require a small mouse. Larger Boas may be fed larger pre-killed rats. The rule of thumb is that you can feed prey items that are no wider than the widest part of the snake's body. While Boas will often gladly eat prey that is actually too large for it, they will generally regurgitate the prey item one or more days later. Not a pretty sight. If you have not had any experience force feeding a snake, you may not want to try it yourself until you have seen someone do it. Force feeding should be an action of last resort, as it is very stressful for the snake--and the owner! It is very easy to overfeed captive snakes, especially the boas and pythons, as they do not get enough opportunity to exercise and burn calories in captivity as they do in the wild. Be judicious--your snake will get big and impressive soon enough. Feed it enough to keep it healthy, not obese. Good Luck.

Answer 5

if you get a corn snake get a male the colour of the male is a lot prettier than the female, and don't feed it on live mice, you can buy mice from any good pet shop that have been bred for the purpose of feeding snakes and they are humanly killed, if you give a live mouse to a corn snake, the mouse can bite the corn snake and damage it, although it will lose the fight

Answer 6

I have a corn snake, she is approx 1 year old now and she don't take much lookin after. She has never bit me yet, and the more she is handled, the more used to you she gets. she only needs 1 mouse per week, and you can get all your requirements from a good reptile shop. Happy snake hunting !

Answer 7

corn snakes, royal pythons (known as ball pythons in the US),
hognose snakes (western, and eastern), rosy boa's, sand boa's, dumeril's boa's. House snakes, Rainbow boa's.
look these all up, some are the most beautiful animals i have ever seen, and i have owned several of the above. never have i gotten so much pleasure from a pet.
they are also all very-moderately easy to keep.

Answer 8

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the most common first pet snake, the garter snake. They're easy to catch,easy to feed, and if you want to, you can always release them where you caught them, if you decide you don't want a pet snake. Also you might try a corn snake, milk snake, king snake ,hog nose snake (western), queens snake, ring-neck snake, black rat snake, pine snake, bull snake etc.

Answer 9

Corn snake is the perfect one to go for if it's your first.

Make sure you do your research on vivarium, heating, UV tubes etc.

I had mine for for over 10 years and never had any problems. Lovely and gentle when handling too.

Answer 10

corn snakes although they get over 6 feet long they are the nicest snakes also ball pythons they stay preatty small *thinks* are pythons constrictors i forget.... ne ways if you get one i suggest to feed them live mice sometimes it's a little creepy to hear one screeech for it's life but it is more humane