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I posted this on the cage forum with little luck:

I have a large section in my house where I can build a walk-in cage for my 13' burm. I expect him to grow much more than he is now and do not want to build another cage, this will be the last. I want a walk-in both for space, looks, and getting into for cleaning, I'm not getting any younger. Any advice, preferably on good ideas for ease of cleaning, insulating etc. would be greatly appreciated. I have allot of tools and a pretty good idea of how I plan to build it, just wanted to see if anyone has done this successfully who could offer ideas. I will automate everything as much as possible.
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DZ

"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell

For the front glass, for a large cage like that I use sliding patio door. Contact some companies that install them, and ask if they have any old ones they removed, or arrange to pick some up when on their next replacement job. I do this all the time and have gotten dozens of very good doors. You can re-use the tracks they come with. You'll have a total glass front, walk in enclosure. I have many. Hope this helps.

With such a large area, I think you have the unique opportunity of creating a very naturalistic environment for your burm. While it doesn't deal with large snakes, I would really really suggest you check out The Art of Keeping Snakes, by Philippe De Vosjoli. I think you could really get a lot out of it for such a project.