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Originally Posted by trailblazer295
Welcome, if you have any questions about species you're interested in feel free to ask.
When browsing possibilities keep in mind, adult size, adult cage size requirements, heating/humidity which can be more challenging in some areas if you're in a very dry climate, temperament, hardyness vs finicky. We all make mistakes and make more as newbies learning as you go some species are more forgiving to mistakes then others.
When it comes to larger snakes like a Hogg Island boa etc I'd recommend going to a store or expo and holding one or any boa half decent size just so you can feel yourself if you're comfortable handling a snake that big or not. Getting a baby that you can grow with is great but if you're not okay holding a snake longer then you are tall and thick bodied on a regular basis then best to stick to smaller species. It might take handling one a few times to feel comfortable.
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Excellent advice! Thank you. I do have handling & feeding experience with larger Boas. My old roommate had a BCI Columbian Boa that he raised from a couple months old up to about 9 feet in length. Medusa was awesome, and I handled her quite a bit. As we were roommates for several years, I got to handle her regularly up until she was about 6 or 7 feet in length. After I moved out I handled her much less often. One of my reasoning for liking the BCI Hog Island is because it's considered a dwarf boa, with large males ranging up to about 6 feet and large females up to about 7. I know this can get muddled when you start dealing with the hybrid Hog's that have been crossbred with larger red-tail or common boas, so I'm really wanting to stick with a "true" BCI Hog Island.
That, or I am leaning towards the good old Royal "Ball" Python. I won't be using them as cool bracelets like Cleopatra did, but from everything I understand they are pretty much about as mellow as you can get with a snake.
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