What is it like to have a corn snake as a pet?

I agree with Ethelinda's great answer. The first snake I bought was a corn snake. He is now 11 years old, around 5 feet long and very nice. Here is a photo of him starting to eat a mouse when the morning sun came in the window just right. read more

I personally love having a corn snake for a pet. I have had mine for three years, and I've never regretted getting him. Snakes in general make for easy pets, and corn snakes in particular do not have any particularly difficult housing or feeding requirements. read more

Snake Bytes: Corn Snake Care . If you’re thinking that corn snakes are snakes made of corn, we’ll give you points for imagination, but unfortunately, you are wrong. A corn snake is, in fact, a relatively small and harmless North American snake that gets its name from the corn-like pattern on its skin. read more