Yes! My daughter started asking for a snake for her birthday about 3-4 months ago. Her 9th birthday is next month. On May 14th I decided to search Craigslist just for fun for corn snakes. My husband works at our local zoo, and the herpetologist said to get her a corn snake because of their docile nature and reluctance to bite. And when I searched Flame came up. Him, his 29 long glass viv, water bowl, heat lamp, screen top & screen clips for a "rehoming fee" (because you are not supposed to "sell" pets on Craigslist, but you can charge a "rehoming" fee) of $100. He was hand raised from Rosco's size by the same owner, so he was a proven docile, calm snake. And I loved his colors, and so did my daughter. So, we felt we should snatch him up. So we did. She just got her birthday present 2 months early!
Flame has been held by the neighbor kids and other visitors without incident. We just tell people not to come at him head first, and no really fast, sudden moves.
Enjoying Flame so much prompted me to look for Ember - and I found him, his 29 long viv rock hide, rock, water bowl, screen top, clips, and heat lamp on Craigslist for $60. I had to drive to Santa Fe (50 minutes) to pick him up, but he was worth it!
We have to invest in the digital thermometers, humidity monitors (forget the names) and decide if we need under-tank heaters and rheostats (or however you spell it), but then we should be good. This weekend I made homemade hides. Here's a pick of one. It was really fun. Ember came with one, Flame came with none. So I made Flame 2 and Ember one more. Optimally, they should have a hide in both the warm and cool zones of their viv. This one is for Flame (the smaller of the 2). It is the size of a banana bread loaf pan. I made 3 of them for about $15 of supplies from Walmart, compared to 3 rock hides from pet stores - YIKES: