Hello everyone,

I would like some advice regarding my situation. I wanted to get a snake bigger than a ball python but I want it to have some girth to it. I already have some experience regarding snakes, since my job involves me dealing with them(but I've never worked with anything bigger than a ball python. I have worked with a woma python once but that's not enough to gain any experience from it, in my opinion.).
So I decided to get a Dumeril's boa, since I really like these snakes. The problem is, I'm not sure if I should get a female, which will probably be too big and strong for me.
I am 5 ft tall and weight only about 85 pounds... I searched a lot for these boas general size but everything is so murky. There are a lot of different opinions and statements and I just can't seem to understand what is and what isn't!
In some places, it's said that they are slow growers, while in others says they grow really fast. In some places it's written that they grow to only about 6.5 ft and in other places it says they can and do grow to 8.6 ft long!
Now, I only care about the size they'll reach as adults. It doesn't matter if they are slow or fast growers, but I'm just saying this to exemplify the confusion regarding info about these guys.

What are your experiences with these boas and what would you advise me to do?
I don't want a morelia, at least not yet.

These are quite bulky snakes... I'm afraid of getting one and later when it grows up, not being able to handle it by myself. Getting rid of it if it gets "too big" is not an option for me either.

Thank you in advance