Haha... Teenagers.
I remember my first "big", an adult female burm, when I was around 15-16.
My father always fear from the snakes but he accepted my little hobby. (A good papa)
He didn't really listen me when I told him what I'll bring to home in the next week. (A busy papa)
When I got the big lady, I needed help from 2 friends to get home and to put in the terrarium what I built before. She was heavy and nasty one..
At the evening when my father saw her the first time, he sad to me: You can choose.. That snake, or me... My answer was: Listen Papa, I told to you that I would like to get that one, and you agreed. I spent a whole week to build a good size cage, and hours passed to take out, bring home and put in... I'm tired.. So do what you want, take her out with your bare hands and bring back, or make your suitcase.
I kept the snake and my father too...