Out of the many species of snakes i have kept and worked with (from kings,milks,ratsnakes (asian and american) boas,pythons etc etc)
garters are by far more interesting as well as more active, most snakes just tend to lay around and are generally boring captives as opposed to garters who actively explore their cage and will come and investigate you, they seem to show a much higher intelligence level than most other snakes. with all the color variations,their small size (though some people need a big snake to feel like a "man"),and personalities garters are hard to beat in my opinion

I have had people talk **** to me for keeping "lame" or "beginner" snakes but personally i dont care, while i can watch my garters cruise their cage they can watch their boids and other "boring" snakes sit in the corner all day only being active when it's feedign time

just my 2 cents


Kevin