No - absolutely NO. First of all, any new animal should be quarantined in another part of your home for a period of time. I QT 2 months, some QT 30 days.
Also, as a python keeper, I have made the choice not to own any boas. The risk of a boa being a carrier of IBD is too great for me to risk my collection of pythons. And since there really are no tests for IBD (other than some boa breeders placing a normal male ball python in with a new boa to see if the python survives beyond 30 days as a test), you have no way of knowing if your boa is a carrier as well.
Boas can be carriers of IBD (Inclusion Body Disease) and not show symptoms, but it generally kills ball pythons in a matter of a few weeks once exposed.
Have the person hold the new animal for you for another week, then bring it into quarantine.
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