Please don't refrain,
I'd hardly call the care requirements of red tails, balls, and carpets "vaguely analogous", identical is the term i'd use. All 3 require ambient temps of 70-75 cool side, 80-85 warm side, 88-94 hotspot, and 40-60% humidity. What part of that is "vague"?
Is this reccomended for an amature snake keeper? No. Can an exierenced keeper pull it off?
Well that depends on the individual animals sex, personality, and temperment, along with making sure there is adequate space and accomodations for all inhabitants involved.