my 7 year old wants a snake

i had a grey rat for about 10 years as a kid what i gave to a friend when i got married as my wife is from Brazil and i emigrated there. 10 years on and we r living in the uk. my youngest daughter now wants a snake. My wife doesn't like the idea of feeding mice to the snake so i'm looking for a snake that mabe eats fish or insects. It would still need to be pretty hardy has anyone got any ideas.

Theres an egg eater that just eats...yes eggs.

thats great do you know a name 4 it. i'll have a bit of a browse on the net now c if i can find any info, thx 4 your time

james wrote:

thats great do you know a name 4 it. i'll have a bit of a browse on the net now c if i can find any info, thx 4 your time

I think its dasypeltis fasciata may be others as well though

thx again the hard bit now is showing the wife the benifits of nina having a pet snake

james wrote:

thx again the hard bit now is showing the wife the benifits of nina having a pet snake

Well they are quiet..dont shed hair...dont need exercising...

Try a garter snake.

Corn Snakes are not fussy and are able to absorb some amount of miss management relatively well.

yea i think a corn would be good with younger children, as of there great temperament.

i can sell ya a corn snake have some that are 6 weeks old

JAmes, I would say a corn snake would be a great first time snake, however seeing as your Mrs is unhappy about the mice thing, you either, have to get a snake that will eat thawed mice, or, get a snake that eats something else, however I have to say that egg eaters can be difficult to maintain should you not have the correct eggs, also the fish eating snakes sounds like a better plan, but they have more specific needs, and requires a bit more guidance from an experienced keeper.
My 2c

garters eat fish ect so may be a good choice but corns are amazing animals mine has been to schools with my dad as hes a teacher and the kids handle him no probs