I am about to undertake a rather large project for an independent study to graduate from college (or at least get some of my remaining credits). It involves ball pythons. I have seen various light tent set ups that were portable and looked pretty durable, the biggest i have seen has been 16x16x16. Is this big enough for a fully grown large female, or is it better for smaller animals?

I am a photographer by trade, I understand how to use tents and their specs, but my experience with putting snakes into tents is somewhat limited. Those of you that use tents to photograph, did you purchase them? did you build them yourselves? etc. If not a tent, what would you recommend for the best picutres possible? ( i have a camera (Nikon D80), lenses (dedicated 60mm macro, 17-35mm, and 17-80mm.) external flash, etc).

extra: i have built a light tent, but it was made out of paper which is not good for this use as it creases and can get damaged easily.