I work at a LPS as a second job to support my animal habit. I had always wanted a snake and my husband and I were probably going to get a BP. After two days of working there I fell in LOVE with this Hog Island Boa (BCI):
I ended up rescuing a badly mauled BP and the vet bill has forced me to put off buying this guy for a while.
Something about him always just makes me smile when I hold him. Relaxes me too! I'd definately go for a boa. Before I fell for the Hog, I was looking at the rough scaled sand boa...only 2' ish for males.
That HIB looks amazing!
Would like to point out that HIB and BCI boas are not the same thing, though.