I agree with the general point of your reply, meeting the needs of the animals and them being different species and all. I'd like to add a tidbit of info about snakes being solitary, or not.



Fact is, snakes in nature also compete for or share suitable basking sites, hides, egg-laying areas, etc. I've seen the data for 5 boas in Peru found at the mouth of a crevice sunning themselves in the morning before retreating. Kingsnakes can be very communal. Rattlesnakes definitely during Winter. I've found 4 rattlesnakes sharing a piece of metal cover, and found three more near a rock not 4 ft away.



I think that snakes likely maintain a "personal space" much of the time, but alter that when needed. Kind of like humans. Point is, snakes are not solitary all of the time. Sometimes they are not solitary at all, by choice perhaps (mating) and sometimes by need (basking spot or shelter).



I wouldn't mix boas with pythons either, or African pythons with Asian pythons.
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