Hello mlededee and starmom
Thanks for the welcome
I don't currently have any snakes. Mum is petrified anyways!

I think I may get a BP someday but not keep any rats simulatenously (I keep having dreams that I had both and Monty [fav python name] escaped and eated them!) I would probably have to feed frozen (ones that have been 'humanely' euthanized) and make someone else do it. I don't want to miss out on owning this magnificent creature just cuz I'm a pansy. lol
This shall be interesting, indeed!

starmom, that's a nice selection of dog breeds! Some of the best right there. I've never actually met one, but I think the flat-coated retriever is perfect for me. They look like golden retrievers, except black.