Advanced species.

[Bogertophis]

I’m glad you and your snake are ok. I have to commend you guys, I have LOVED snakes my entire life since I was a little boy. That being sad I could NEVER own a snake that big, I honestly don’t ever want a boa or a python over 5 feet, that’s too much snake for me. Seeing constrictors that big or bigger scare me, I certainly would never want to be around one closer than through glass. They are just so big and powerful, there’s a reason why they can eat almost anything in nature.


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You're just getting started, & you're wise to start small, with a snake you feel comfortable with. But I'm willing to bet that as you really get to KNOW more snakes
you'll see that arbitrary limits for the length of pet you're comfortable with are not needed. It really depends on species, as Gio explained, & many snakes that top
out around 5-7' make great pets for most of us. Typically bull/pine/gopher snakes and many rat snakes fall into that range, & they're fantastic pets; on the other
hand, when our fellow members in good standing tell you that something is an advanced species, believe them! It comes down to doing your homework for what-
ever you take on, & being realistic about your own abilities, motives & goals...we're all different. That goes for "hots" & other herps too, not just large snakes. In
5 years from now you may have a somewhat different answer.