When I was about 12, mom and dad bought me two burmese pythons.
When I was 17 - it was time for me to go to college.

Mom and dad wanted to get foster children, and the county (rightfully) would not allow it with two over 12 foot snakes in the house. I could not take them to college with me either.

My colubrids - it was relatively easy to find homes for all of them. It was incredibly difficult for me to find anyone to take the pythons, even with the caging, who was able to care for them.

I will never own such a large species of snake again. I love to visit such large snakes at zoos and the like, but even though I could have one now - if something came up and I had to move to a place where I could not keep them, what would I do?

This was in 1989 that I had to find homes for them. It's even harder now to find homes for them.

Do not get a large snake unless you are a zoo. Really.

I would suggest buying a pair of baby king snakes or bull snakes.
They do not get too big, they usually tame up fairly nicely, and they are relatively easy to find homes for if something comes up and you can no longer keep them.
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3.0 WC; 0.2 CB L. getula californiae
0.1 WC; 10 eggs (7/11) Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata

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