I think you're moving too fast to be completely honest. Based on your signature alone, you've kept a couple of BPs and now you're looking at getting a carpet, none of this strikes me as you having enough experience with snakes to bring something venomous into your home. I tried to find the thread that we had going a few weeks back about the guy who got tagged and they had to get anti-venom from a zoo for him, taking away from what I'm sure is a very limited supply that the zoo has. Situations like that existing, on top of someone with limited experience asking about getting a hot, makes me cringe a little.
This isn't something that you go into with a few weeks of research and a good attitude. Keeping something native to your area as a rescue/rehab program is one thing, but just bringing something like this home just for kicks seems a little silly to me especially at your experience level. Not attacking you, and I apologize for being so blunt, but I'd rather be open and honest with you.
On top of the lack of experience issue, Bogertophis brings up another excellent point. Have you done some research to see if there's a vet in your area that would even see a venomous snake if/when something comes up where vet care is needed? Point is, there's a lot more to think about than if you were bringing home a boa/BP/carpet/any other non-venomous snake.
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