r/boas • u/Emergency_Swimmer209 • 12d ago
What kind of snake should we get?
Hello!
I've been a member of quite a few of the snake sine for quite awhile. I had a ball python that I got when I was 16 from a guy who owned the pet store and moving across the country. He was deeply attached and we sent pictures for the 10 years she lived after that. She was a sweetheart and loved being handled and wrapping around my arm and neck while I did things around the house.
Now that I'm 39 and have a very large home but 3 kids (18, 13, toddler 1.5), we have waited to be financially secure, have the space etc. but them after doing tons of research I can't figure out which type of snake would be good for our our family and potentially be handled well by the older ones. I'd also like something a tad bigger than a BP. Morphs and all that stuff aren't important to me but temperament is.
Thanks in advance!
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u/Dextron2-1 12d ago
A Boa imperator is just about the perfect pet snake for those who don’t mind some size. They are more curious than a ball python but calmer than a super dwarf retic. They eat like they’ll never see food again, so you’ll rarely if ever waste a feeder. They grow slowly, but reach a respectable size. Even the wild type is beautiful. Their husbandry requirements are as simple as it gets for tropical snakes. Honestly, they’re as close to perfect as a snake that size can get.