That feeling when you're tempted to rescue...

[Bogertophis]

Not a bad idea for a later time. I really do mean later time though, it's very evident that I'm not in a position to take in more animals for the time being as I was talking with my mom about an enclosure I came across on Craigslist yesterday (an actually good one this time that I've scouted and asked questions about, I promise), and she not only kept saying how much money I've been spending lately (my aquarium project has been slaughtering my wallet but it's thankfully all but completed now except for a few fish in quarantine), but kept pressing me about selling the 55 gallon tank I have sitting around. Which I was secretly hoping to keep around for potential future snakes but, yeah...

Needless to say even if that snake wasn't already snapped up, it was never going to fly with my mother nor my wallet at this time. Like I said before, had my head in the clouds for a bit.

Sounds like your mom "knows you too well"! That empty tanks don't stay that way for long-

I could never have many pets when I was growing up either...but as an adult, I've more than made up for lost time, lol. You'll get there, but focus on all you need to do to be in that adult place first- focus on your education & job skills that bring financial independence & stability first, so you don't end up getting pets you cannot keep, because that's just heart-breaking. Okay? I know it's hard to wait & plan & do all the "sensible" things, but that's by far the best way. Nothing wrong with dreams, especially when you can make them happen at the right time.