So today is the day i can finally say ive held a boa... a beautiful columbian red tail female about 4.5-5yrs old. She was so calm and sweet... but such a power house, i was awe struck watching her move and look around, held her for a solid hr and im hooked... even better news is when im ready i have one, the owner is my girls co worker same guy that helped me pick out peach from the reptile expo offered me one because he is supposed to be shrinking his collection but instead it keeps growing