Hey there all! I'm a rather new serpent keeper, but I'm looking to add another to my household sometime soon. I've found while caring for my bp that I want something a little more... interactive. He's pretty chill and we don't have feeding issues (yet...hah), but I didn't realize quite how... nocturnal and subterranean he was really going to be.

For some reason I feel more comfortable with heavier bodied/larger serpents so corns and colubrids are out, really leaning boa. I'm enamored with how beautiful they are! I know that realistically we aren't a good fit for a giant 10+ft specimen, but I'm curious if anyone would be willing to offer suggestion to what I should look into getting. Obviously, I won't be making a purchase until I've done due research on the species and have the husbandry requirements to a "T". I'm just... window shopping at the moment.

Essentially... I'm looking for something that won't break 15 or 20lbs full grown, shouldn't get above maybe.. 8 feet, has a generally calm temperament (of course I know babies are bitey and it takes time to develop a rapport with any), and is a more.. intermediate level rather than advanced.