Thank you so much for your replies, everyone!

I hadn't thought of the security issue from the seller's POV, but that does make sense now that I do. A snake would be easier to squirrel away than a puppy or a horse. ^^;

In that case, anyone willing to meet within about a 2-hr radius of Tallahassee would work just as well. I just feel like I should meet the snake before buying it. Is that unnecessary? (I'm not interested in breeding at all, so this animal would be primarily a pet, and wouldn't need to be any super-cool morph by any means. I just want us to get along, haha!)