My experience is very limited, I've had a rescue for about 3 1/2 weeks.

When I got her she was very stressed, and not eating, her previous owner had no heat source on her and kept her in a room with the lights on 24 hours a day, and he handled her constantly. She finally quit eating for him, so he gave her to me.

I got her temps up, I went with a uth and a thermostat to keep the bottom of her tank at 85, I went to lights with a night light on 12 hour temps to bring up the ambient temps, gave her Aspen bedding and two hides.

After one week of no handling with good temps and a 12 hour light cycle she started eating. One week later she started burrowing. Now she seems like a very happy snake, she has a great feed response, she strikes and constricts within seconds of seeing the prey.

It amazed me how fast she bounced back.

I'm starting to think that these are a real hidden gem in the reptile world. Care is pretty easy temperament is outstanding. Size seems about perfect for people that want a fairly large but manageable animal.

In many ways, I've discovered that it may be the perfect snake to keep.