Most of my snakes will attempt to kill me on feeding day.. It's my job to make sure they hit the intended prey instead of my person or, depending on the animal, things can get hairy pretty quick. You need to know what your animals are capable of so you don't end up putting yourself in a compromising situation. A ball python might be just the thing if you want a larger bodied animal. Their shorter length, coupled with that girth, make them pretty impressive animals as adults. You'll also learn lots while keeping an animal that isn't strong enough to put a serious hurting on you.