After rehoming Smake (and if any of you have good resources or recommendations on how to go about this so I find a good match, please let me know) I plan to wait on getting another reptile until I move states and get re-established in my new home (timeline of about a year or so) so that I don't have to worry about care and upkeep and can properly mourn rehoming him. I had a very big cry about it last night, but ultimately I think it's the right choice. Smake was my first and only reptile, and I don't blame or resent him for his behavior, I just don't have the means or mental stability to create the environment he is wanting.
In the future, I was thinking about getting a Mexican black kingsnake (not a newborn, but instead one that's a bit older). I've read good things, that they're fairly well-tempered and excellent eaters, and are quite hardy. Let me know what you have heard of them and if you have any warnings I should be aware of.
Thank you everyone for your help.
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