could anyone please recommend me a type of snake which an 8 year old can have and play with

Corn Deinftly

most definatly a corn snake.
good luck

yep corn is best first snake

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i would say a corn 2

i had a corn snake once went every other day to the shop before bringing it home to handle it when it came home it was evilll it kept lunging at me it either didnt like me or they swapped it . but i did have a royal python after that and it was fab used to curl up beside me lol and i have to say it was magical watching her shed her skin

Hi - I really dont want to put a downer on things but I am a bit concerned about the idea of playing with snakes. They are not an animal you can play with, some snakes can be held for a while but it is on their terms. Reptiles are not the same as mammals and dont react and interact in the same way. I know that lots of people think cornsnakes are really friendly but that isnt always the case, some are very aggressive and will bite. They dont like being played with it causes them stress and they can be made ill and put off theor food etc. If you want a pet to play with then a snake is not the right one, if you want a interesting, beautiful animal that you may be able to handle from time to time then maybe.
Some of the calmer species include corns, some of the boas (but they get big), western hognoses, royal pythons (often very shy and easily stressed), garter snakes, some of the kingsnake and milksnake species. All of these exept some boas are realtively small and manageable. My 7 year old has and does handle all these species regularly with supervision - but he never PLAYS with them.

I know that al sounds a bit preachy but I had to say it

Boccia Boys Dad - I keep or have kept - Common Boas, Green Tree Pythons, Emerald Tree Boas, Cornsnakes, Ratsnakes, Garter snakes, Amazon Tree Boas, Cali Kingsnake, Pueblan Milksnake, Rough Green Tree Snakes, Royal Pythons, Ackie monitors, Bearded Dragons, Haitan Curly Tails, Totoises and Turtles

I'v found corns to initially be quite skittish and they can bolt if they are nervous, because they are so small they could either be dropped or crushed by a small, enthusiastic child.

You would have to give constant supervision while the child was handling it and shouldn't leave it up to them to remember to clean and feed the animal.

I personally would not recomend a snake for a child of that age unless the parents were prepared to have a very active role in its care and handling.

My siblings are 11 and 13 and i would be reluctant to let them hold my corn while i was stood with them, never mind while i was out of the room.

corn or egg eater most definatly