I saw a baby Dumerils boa at the local pet store recently and was initially impressed with it's color and pattern. I really thought it was awesome, so I did some research. Turns out, they are smaller then the more common boa's and generally docile and good feeders. I didn't have the funds to pick it up though. Yesterday I met a friend of mines roommate who happened to have an adult dumerils, and now I want one more then ever. It was so cool, a stout but manageable 5.5 feet, extremely docile, even when my non-snake-owning friend was messing with it's head, and very pretty.

Whats bp.net's experience with the dumerils? is it typical for these to be great pets? When I was handling the one yesterday I couldn't help but find it odd these snakes are not more common in my area.