Well after reading up on these type of snakes I finally picked up a pair of bull snakes at the reptile show. I got an albino male and a white-sided female het albino. They are probably less than a few months old and about 2 feet in length. I have never owned any collubrids before these guys and I wanted something on the larger scale so I think I picked the best for the price anyways. At the reptile show they were on their best behavior and didn't hiss or do any tail rattling untill they got home. The hissing scared the snot out of me at first because I expected to be bitten soon afterwards but I have held them both individually everyday since for at least half an hour a piece and even though they occasionally hiss and rattle their tales during handling, It seems to be just a big bluff and somewhat comical. The male almost always has his head puffed up when i first grab him and I was worried about him having a respiratory infection because sometimes I would hear a small click noise from his breathing occasionally. This usually happens before or after he hisses at me or when his head is flattened out. I was so concerned I placed his head near my ear and listened for a few moments and everything sounds clear. He is very active and inquisitive. His nostrils and mouth appear to be clean and clear and has eaten two meals in the 10 days that I have had him so I think he is healthy and maybe i'm just being paranoid but I wanted to see what you guys think. The female has calmed down much faster than the male and the only attitude I get from her is an occasional tail rattle that sometimes catches me off guard but she likes to keep moving like the male. I am used to boas and pythons that just kind of sit on your lap while watch tv but these guys don't like to sit still but i'm cool with that. So far im pleased and glad I picked these up. I had to convince my girlfriend they were cool snakes. She originally wanted an albino retic but i told her I didn't feel like having a snake that needs to eat food from the human society every month lol.