Green tree pythons are not hard snakes to take care of. Once their basic requirements are met, they are as simple as any other snake. The problem is most people buy w.c. Babies and they die. I would not suggest you get a green tree as your first snake because they are fragile when it come to their requirements. Babies can dehydrate very easily, they should not be handled until they are around 12-18 months old(spines are very fragile). I would suggest read the more complete chondro 2-4 times(cover to cover) and check out moreliavidirs.yuku for a lot of Information. I met a few breaders their and that where i got my blue line neo from. GTP genetics are very different from ball pythons. There is no set on what you will produce, and what they will look like when they are adults.