And you be could destroyed at the municipal level far easier than the federal level should your city/county decide to mandate what type/sizes of snakes are allowed in your area.
The boa constrictor business lost probably the world's greatest asset to locality boas because of local ordinances. Gus Rentfro is sadly out of the boa bizz just like that.
USARK is really one of the best things we have.
Research very carefully and also consider what breeding any type of snake will do for you and the hobby. Most everything is over saturated these days and you may get stuck with your whole clutch. Not an easy go if you have retics so keep that in mind.