I plan on using a suitable substrate (aspen seems most consistently recommended) and providing more than adequate "hide" space. But with such a pretty animal, I am also looking to have a pretty enclosure.

yes i nunderstand you want to display the animal.

There is a poster here who uses small fine gravel (he calls it sand, but it is course) as a medium that has worked for him in the past years. He has some pretty nice living room setups . Maybe he will chime in and post some of his pics.

IMO you need a better medium than aspen to make it "nice". If for anything just to view the snakes since they will just tunnel in it.. But nobdoy can tell you what looks/works best to you. Try the small gravel (I forget the size #). It absorbs well enough and is easy to scoop up dry feces. I see several zoos use this size gravel in their displays.
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