I whole heartily agree with Deborah, I've owned a lot of snakes in my life. You have a beautiful animal, and definitely seemed like you knew what you were acquiring. If I got rid of every snake that wasn't puppy dog tame, I would of missed out on some truly great snakes. It reminds me of a joke I once heard. An old lady was walking down the road when she found a injured rattlesnake. She picked it up, and took it home. She slowly over time helped heal the snake. One day she went to care for the snake, and it bit her. She said, snake how could you do this to me. The snake replied, look lady you knew what I was when you found me. Peace out.