Hi Jon and welcome! We are going to be new owners too and this is a great forum, as is the Top Shelf forum as well. We are adopting a snake but will be buying our first two female babies from Chris after we get the adoptee (won't call it a rescue as it's been well loved) settled in. Everything we've heard, read and in the emails we've had with Chris indicates he's a good guy, straight forward, knowledgeable and best of all, there for you after your purchase as much as during it (which we're told is very important).