In my defense. I never said rush into anything seems to me they've already started a cognitive process of choosing the snake they want. And in my opinion neither of the snakes they chose are over the top in the agression department. Which is what everyone is posting about. My statement was simply not to purchase a snake that you do not want simply because everyone else suggested snakes that you did not choose originally. And like you said keeping an animal is definitely a commitment. And just like underestimating the needs of an animal to be kept. Underestimating a keepers ability is bad if they choose a snake they have no desire to keep, leaving them with an animal they no longer wish to care for. Then it ends up being left to the keepers resolve to continue to care for the animal. And depending on the character of the person that animal will either get cared for with bare necessities or pawned off on someone else. Choosing an animal you want to care for through intelligent research is a much better way to go and you should not be swayed because other people have different opinions. A single ball python or brazillian rainbow would be much for a new keeper to care for if they have the desire to keep it rather than trying to keep a different animal they do not desire to keep. And again neither of the snakes they chose is overly agressive or has unrealistic conditions that need to be met. I don't feel they should get a snake they do not wish to have simply because that animal can basically put in a sterilite tub at room temp and still manage to stay alive. They aren't wanting an interesting hobby to share together and are doing research. If they were interested in keeping a reticulated python my answer would have been different, but realistically that's not what they're interested in. It's a rainbow boa and ball python.

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