snake n00b with some questions

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Originally Posted by jawramik

Thank you all for the advice!

My dad's friend (who is a herpetologist) has offered to custom-build an enclosure for me, so size is not as big of an issue as I thought it was. His "top picks" for me as a first-time snake owner are corn snakes, ball pythons, or red-tailed boas, which seems like it's keeping with what you guys have told me.

I'm strongly leaning towards a ball python, as I've always found them beautiful, and they're not enormous, but still big enough to look...I can't think of the right word. "Substantial" is close, I guess.

Truth me told, I've always adored huge snakes. Like the more physically possible it would be for a snake to eat me, the more I'm infatuated with it. But just practically speaking, I know I'm just not equipped to own a huge snake.

One more question: should I aim to get a juvenile snake, or an adult? Or does it matter (provided, of course, that I'm prepared and have the space for an adult and know I can accomodate it once it's fully-grown if I get a baby)?

Lol.

On a more serious note, I would get a captive bred baby, so you can watch it grow and shed and take on bigger meals, change colors, etc.