I posted this in a response to a previous thread of mine, but thought it would be better as it's own question and in the right forum.
I am considering taking in a boa rescue. He's 5 feet long and supposedly extremely aggressive. I'm a little nervous because I only have one boa...who's very small that I've taken bites from, but I'm nervous about taking in this large boa that may not calm down. The guy got him in a trade about a month ago, sounds like he actually has some experience. He says he has 6 other boas and this one is the worst he's ever seen. He said "he'll be a good breeder but that's about it". Is this really a smart idea to take in such a large boa that could potentially seriously injure me? I've mentioned on here before, I'm a rather small female and I live alone, and I'm pretty worried about taming this animal alone, but I don't have anyone with experience close enough to help me. Can seriously aggressive boas be calmed down at an older age like this? Does anyone have any input, or suggestions on how to handle this?

Also, she just sent me a picture of him and it appears he's in a rack system. Do you think that making him a tub with hides like my other boa that this could help? I know my boa that I have now LIVES in his hides, I never see him, and I'd guess he'd become quite angry is I took his hides out. Your thoughts?