I would get a male anyway as they grow to about 5-6 feet? Anyway, I haven't had any snakes for about a 8months so it'll be good to get back into it all whatever I choose , and at the moment I am thinking of the Hog Island. Only thing against them is the price compared to a normal BP. The owner said he only gets a few BP's a year, bred at London Zoo. But he was expecting to breed his Hog Island and was expecting for around March, however he's asking around the $400 mark.