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Which Constrictor "snake" makes the best pet2007-11-24 2:04:45Answers:

An African ball python is a good choise as well as a Columbian red tail boa, if you have never owned a snake before. And if you don't plan on owning any other snakes or know how to seperate them and keep them apart, King snakes are fun too! Pythons are the laziest and most easy going but don't always hang on too well, Boas are very curious and hang on very tightly, and King snakes love to move about and twist their bodys around. (And even love to go along for the ride when you take a walk!)

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My boyfriends anaconda

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Ball Python is a great for beginners.

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NONE!

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Well, all I've ever owned is a Ball Python. I've never had any problems with him before. He is 4 foot long and eats medium sized rats.

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The ball python is the easiest pet only growing to be about 4 ft on average. The central american boa is another great one only getting 5 to 6 feet. They may be a slight more expensive but seem to take food better. Boas in general are just a lot more personable and seem to have a personality compared to the python.

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Ball Pythons are one of the most popular, and only get about six feet long where as Rosy Boas and Redtailed boas get closer to fifteen and twentyfeet (not sure of the exact length, but extremely less managable size)

Cornsnakes are not nessicarily a "boa constricter" but they do kill and eat their food with the same method of constricting and tend to be a more slender snake (still nearly six feet, but a Ball python is a much thicker snake) and don't get beyond a size of eating maybe decent sized rats, where Ball pythons get to the point where they need rabbits.so make sure you can handle whatever your snake needs to eat (and no, they won't live on bugs ;-P). Also, remember that snakes have a long life span, and they will grow, and you'll need space to keep them through their whole life, not just when they're a foot long. (for this reason, I wouldn't recomend the bermese pythons, redtail or rosy boas)