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The Top Ten Beginners Snakes

This table is a rough guide to advise those that are thinking of getting a snake which ones are suitable for a beginner. The easiest are at the top of the table. The further down the table you go the more difficult, skittish or aggressive they are likely to be.

	Common & Scientific Name	Comments
1	Corn Snakes Elaphe Guttata
2	Rat Snakes Elaphe species
3	King Snakes Lampropeltus Getulus	These snakes are my favourites, plenty of colour variations avaliable, generally very easy to keep.
4	Milk Snakes Lampropeltus Triangulum
5	Garter Snakes Thamnophis Sirtalis
6	Pine Snakes Pituophis Melanoleucus
7	Ball Python Python Regius
8	Rosy Boa Lichanura Trivirgatai
9	Rainbow Boa Epicrates species
10	Red Tailed Boa Boa Constrictor

Last Updated: 04 April 2007