I started out with corn snakes. My first snake not a corn was a SD retic, which is quite a jump. The retics are almost like cats. They do what they want with no logic to their actions. They also seem amused by knocking stuff over or off shelves when they have free roam time.
Our BCi is one step above a BP but just slightly bigger with a little bit more of a feed response. Still a slow calm species.
Except for our BCI most of mine are sub-species that on the smaller side. Ie my 2017 IJ (carpet python) isn't any bigger than a corn snake so I'm not really sure it qualifies as a "larger reptile".
I try to avoid things with legs but my other half seems to like things like tortoises, tegus, geckos and skinks. Legs just seem to equate to even more housing space and more frequent feedings.