I have a male 100% SD retic and a female yellow anaconda. Despite growing faster and turning into somewhat of a jerk when he grew old enough to be interested in girls, the retic is still easier to deal with; he's more tolerant of people and outgrew his defensive nipping phase after a few months. I also have two 50% SD retic females and they are awesome. They've topped out at 10' and are just gems to handle.
At three years old my yellow anaconda is still defensive. She's not a huge snake; being a boa species I'm slow growing her so she won't get to her max size for another few years. She's around the size of an adult boa imperator now, but she will still nip and bolt if she gets scared. I got her as a rescue and she was not feeding due to stress; fortunately baby chicks got her feeding again. So, you may need a variety of feeders available when the snake is young.
The anaconda as an adult will also need a bigger enclosure. They mature larger than SD retics, are thicker in the body, and while may people don't offer one they really should have a soaking tub available (and they usually poop in it). Being boas the upside is that they aren't fed as often and they don't make a mess as often as retics, but when they do it's a pretty substantial cleaning chore.
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