my aunt raised garter snakes and i had two from her. I was young and stupid and didnt know how to take care of them. I also had a ball python when i was around 13. got him from a "pet swap" which mainly was a bunch of low class white trash people with a ton of animals they didnt know how to take care of.. well got him and had him in a 10 gallon tank with a heat rock *bangs head on desk* but alas.. that was before internet and i had no idea how to take care of him. Sold him to someone else because i kept falling in love with the mice...