5 Great Beginner or Entry Level Snakes - 2023 Edition

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[itssassysarah]

Something I love about your videos that you don’t often see with other videos about reptiles is that you go into more detail about them in comparison to just being like “this is a corn snake, they’re easy to care for, affordable and there are cool morphs”

[LoriTorrini]

Solid choices. The biggest reason people contact me for behavior consults with Antaresia is the exuberant feeding behavior which can be daunting for new keepers.

[larryfisher]

My first snake was a Sonoran desert gopher. Snake he never tried to bite he was great pet full grown he was 5' 1/2 foot long👍👍👍👍

[iamkyleclimer]

I love that you put totally different species and not your typical ball python list as you pointed out a thumbs up from me no backlash!

[wildoafi]

Anteresia… great snakes to work with. Something unique and very cool snakes.

[TheChickwithguns]

I like your video. It’s very informative. You have a couple snakes that a lot of people don’t mention. It’s great to see a fresh perspective.

[maryfort]

I love my Russian Rat, very underrated snake. I got her as a baby and is 2yrs old now and never once tried to bite me.

[vintageme]

Antaresias were my first snakes. I love them and still have them. Hatched my first one this year. I got them as babies and mine were very docile from the beginning. Have to be careful when feeding though, they come out with mouth open looking for food lol.

[RealJRoyall]

I dig this list, my dude. Everything on here I agree is a great beginner pet. A best intermediate and/or advanced would be super cool too. Happy new year!

[TheChickwithguns]

Your shirt is awesome. I need to find that shirt.

[snakemannn]

Great Job again brother, ,,, i do enjoy, ,, keep teaching, ,, it is much appreciated '

[amandastakeonit]

You could do a beginners A and B list as well and intermediate A and B, etc. ie intermediate handleable snakes-A, intermediate large snakes- B etc. For someone who wants a giant snake, Burms are great animals, the sweetest, when handled as babies. Then say green anacondas, retics ( I would throw in some more but when you are talking the spicy rock pythons vs the spicy yellow anacondas, they wouldn't be on my list) I would also put dwarf retics on the list because they tend to be much smaller. Anyway, that would be a cool video to research and do I would think.

[ohwow]

Had to hit the subscribe button, your passion had me watch every second of it … thats rare lol

[Reptiles]

My top five beginner snake

Gopher snake
Corn snake
Fox snake
Japanese rat snake
House snake

[NrdNoNos]

I can't wait to see that new intermediate top 5 video. Do you have plans on making a species spotlight on African House Snakes?

[jessofranco]

Not gonna hold you, I have zero trust in anything that moves like the house snake in that first clip.

[Bittysavage]

I wanna see more begginer friendly snakes plus colors of snakes.

[QWERTYOP]

Always blows my mind when people list royal pythons on beginner lists. Notoriously picky eaters that need elevated humidity. There are so many snakes out there that are easier than that to care for. Nice list.

[MN-Unicorn]

In Central America, they're called Maize Snakes. It's true, it's on the internet. 🐍🐍🐍

[AdventuresWithV]

Great video!
Can you make a video about great options for those of us who want a snake but don't think we can feed rodents? I've very recently come to learn that smaller snakes tend to eat lizards and frogs in the wild but I don't see many youtubers talking about that (feeder anoles are sold for a reason). When similar lists are made the rough or smooth green snakes are usually listed with the ring neck snake and other insectivores. I'd be interested in knowing what is hardier and doesn't have to rely on only rodents or insects. The African green bush snake and soloman island ground boa are the only 2 I can think of that I've come across that fit this category so far