Yea, the low demand of a Boa as a pet, grouped with how fascinating they are to watch, how calming they are to handle, and the fact they they are silent and content to just be warm and cozy in their enclosure until it's playtime, kind of puts them WAY up on the perfect pet scale for me. I love dogs too, and currently have one. I love animals in general, but that checklist is just too compelling. Never knew I was a snake person until I got one, lol.