I want a snake???

A good beginner snake would be a Corn snake, it is one of the first snakes I had ever had. They don't require as much heat as most snakes, a heatpad would do, and maybe a light feature. You can probably get a juvenile corn for about $35.00 at a pet shop, adults will be more expensive. For a juvenile corn, a five gallon cage would do. Use aspen bedding and have a hiding place inside the tank. Make sure the top of the cage is weighted, snakes are very good escape artists, especially small ones. Juvenile corns eat pinkie mice (baby mice), which also can be purchased at the pet store, whom sell snakes. Don't use cedar or pine bedding, it is toxic to snakes, it effects their mucus membranes, killing them. A small water dish would do, big enough for the snake to get in however. Also, don't use heat rocks.