Boas are awesome. If size is a concern, go for a hogg island. They get big but not quite as gigantic as the big Colombians!

Generally boas have awesome feeding responses and as far as personality goes, they tend to be fairly confident snakes, which generally means they are pretty cool with handling. Of course we have one scaredy cat boy who just huffs and puffs any time you get near him, so there is always that exception (of course that's the same with ball pythons!)

I adore them. Very cool pets. Love how active they are.