It really depends on the snake itself... I wouldn't recommend getting one until doing a fair amount of reasearch on them... If your largest snake experience is an 11' burm, then I would try and find someone with a snake AT LEAST 15' and handle, feed, clean, ect. with it, it would be better to be an Anaconda as well.

Anacondas are *very* different than burms and retics, feel free to send me an email sometime with any questions you may have, also you can view my website for caresheets and other information on them.
Thanks,
Ben
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