I say window shop anything and just pick something up that grabs your fancy. I always say I want X snake and then I usually end up with something else haha. Only snake I am hard and fast about now is a Pucallpa Peruvian BCC as I'm at about my limit on snakes so I have to be picky. So I'm stuck waiting until around Sept to Nov until guys like Brian Boas, Vin Russo and Joel Diaz have neonates for sale. Although I might cave if I find some godly Suriname or Guyana as both of those would be cheaper than the Peruvian. But it would have to be a smoking hot one lol.
Regardless you cant go wrong with a dumerils or sd retic or boa. I have all of them in my sig and they are all awesome. The biggest thing is find a snake with a laid back temperament. It will make it much more enjoyable. I had a jungle carpet which was really pretty and I liked her but she was so defensive, I couldn't even reach in the cage to change water without running a 50/50 chance of being tagged lol. But my other stuff are really mellow. Even Caesar my sd retic is a lounger. I reach in all the time and pick him up and he for the most part is happy to come out and check stuff out. Sometimes he gets pissy and will shove my hand away with his body and if that doesn't work, he tries to go into a hide haha.
But again, if you are set on a heavy bodied snake, any boa or dumerils will fit that bill. A sd retic will also to a certain extent but they aren't near as thick as a boa but they are very interactive lol.
I did a thing guys... he'll be here Tuesday and I'll post photos then.
Along with my darling husband who hates my limbless lovies, girl child who isn't quite sure yet
We're overlorded by two sister kitties and recent storm drain rescue who all wreak havoc everywhere they can sneak