If you can find a reptile or snake store you might be able to find this type. It's called the Children's Python and it gets up to 3 ft but averaging at 2-2.5ft, which is pretty manageable. However, this particular species is not an easy one to find at any pet store but few reptile and snake stores have them. The next smallest python, which would be the much easier one to find, is the Ball Python. This one is very very easy to find in a pet store because you dont even have to go to a reptile or snake specific store. You can go to a pet store like Petco or Petsmart, or any other general pet store and they'll most likely have it. This is the most common pet python to find in any pet store because it grows to 3-5ft long and are extremely tame. Because of this, it is also an inexpensive kind of python usually costing between 80-130 bucks each.