Yup, we all know how that goes...Many of us stay out of pet stores...& forget about going to Expos! "Looking" leads to buying...
You're right that even a 6' red tail is strong. So are my 7' rat snakes, but because they're more slender (not so heavy & thick), it's easier to deal with.
As I meant to say, it wasn't that I didn't have "room" for the large BCI I took in years earlier, she was just more than I wanted to handle solo for various reasons.
She was a big sweetie though...