The first snake i caught & kept as a pet was a garter. i am sure that many of you can relate. Like many people, i moved on to constrictors, then hots, and had quite the cool mixture of snakes from all over the globe. flash forward... stacks of empty rubbermaids and tanks fill my closet and i am down to a few garters and fox snakes that i just can't seem to let go of...kind of ironic, feels like i have come full circle and am right back to where it all started, which is good, i can get my fix by caring for just a few snakes as opposed to being at the mercy of that urge to own many. the striped beast wins again!