we visited a pet store new to us today, and they had a red tailed boa. it was about 6 months old and $109.00. todd fell in love. i have been told they are a bit more aggressive than bp's and not very good to have around children????? he crawled out of the aquarium to todd, didn't want to be put back up. the owner said he still wasn't comfortable with snakes.....they had a ball about 6-8 months that had been "force fed" and one probably 18-24 months, maybe less, that had not properly shed....i told him he needed some warm water to soak in.........awful conditions, i thought, todd told me not to be ugly. i know i am by no means an expert, but they were not very well kept. you could buy the littler bp for $60.00, if you bought the setup, which was $81.00...............a ten gallon tank, and a water dish.........it was chewed on, surely not by the snake........but the lady told me that it was the "setup". not sure i would have given $10.00 for that "setup"........
sorry to ramble, just curious about the boa, i am not very familliar with them.

Thanks....