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WTB: Best small snake for terrified husband?

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I am dying to have my own snake! I had them growing up but am now married to a man that is terrified of them. Since I'm terrified of spiders, I can understand his phobia. But, he's slowly progressed and has even held a snake, so we're making progress. (No, I'm NOT going to hold a spider!)

I'd love to have some suggestions on a small snake (no boas / pythons) that is good temperamented and would be a good snake for us to start with... I'll have to start with something pretty small if I'm going to get him hooked. I definitely don't want him to have a bad experience.

Would also be interested in worm snakes, like the eastern worm snake if anyone is breeding them?

http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/eastern__worm_snake.htm

Thanks in advance for the help!
~Dorothy
 
I'm not real familiar with worm snakes, but what about a baby corn snake? They start off real bitty, are cute as all get out, come in all those designer colors, generally very docile, and maybe as they grow could ease him into bigger snakes? ;)
 
Go with a Corn or Hognose. Personally, I would recommend Corn for the same reasons Sheree mentioned.

Bart
 
I would say a baby ball. I have watched my children (8 and 5 years old now) handle our colubrids very tentatively over the last couple of years. The slower moving, calmer baby balls we just got are a huge hit. I have to really stay on the kids to make sure they don't get the snakes out while I am at work. Neither of them would dream of getting the pines or milk out with or without me.
 
Dorothy,

I know you mentioned no boas or pythons but I would have to say Rosy boa is the way to go, they stay very small very easy to handle and will not poop when held like corns and kings will or release bad smell, they are also slower.
I have a couple of ball pythons but as far as I have seen, ball pythons will almost all need live feeders, they will not feed on F/T and some people have a problem with that. Rosies will eat live or F/T.

You mentioned worm snakes, I have one if you are interested and also a ringneck, I personally like them but they are always hiding, eat earthworms (not the night crawlres!) and wax worms.

Leo :cool:
 
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Ball pythons are a fantastic snake, my boy eats f/t with no problems at all and is a mellow little sweetie. :) But boids can be a bit extra intimidating to the snake phobic just because of their size and earthy colors, and all the silliness that's in the movies that suggests they're anything but mellow cruisers. Personally I think they have the most guileless sweet faces in the snake world, but the truely snake phobics I've known warm to the brightly colored corns quicker than the balls. So I'd go for a ball as a second snake after you've already hooked em with the corn. ;) Worked for me!

I'm not real familiar with the rosy boas personally, but that sounds like a good choice too, especially one of the brighter morphs. Bright colors seem to be kinda reassuring because they're less often used in scary movies. It may also help to have him help you pick the snake out.
 
I really appreciate everyone's feedback and suggestions! I think that we will start with a corn and maybe work up to a rosy boa. I did a lot of research last night on the corns and I think that a hatchling would probably be the best for us. Watching it grow would be very good for hubby and it won't all of a sudden be a full grown adult, lol.

You all have been very helpful, and special thanks to Leo for selling me a worm snake!
~Dorothy
 
New Worm Snake!

Just thought I'd show everyone my new worm snake! Thanks again Leo!


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~Dorothy
 
I caught a piebald smooth earth snake in Orangeburg, SC! ^_^ I had it for about 1 year, then one day it just went missing....
 
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