I don't think there is an order of importance.

But, here is the least important: The aquarium thing.

Regarding aquariums: I know of a Cal king that has lived in a glass tank for 22 years and a gophersnake in a glass tank is still alive after 18 years. How many sweaterbox snakes do you know that live that long? When I bred rosyboas, I tried all sorts of caging. Glass tanks with screen tops proved to be the best caging for all manner of results - feeding, breeding, general health. While rosies are not milks, I cannot think of a reason why a milksnake could not do well in a glass tank, save for perhaps a screen top could dry out the cage too much (humid hide can help that).

Glass is inert and does not leach harmful chemicals. In the wild they probably eliminate waste near their hide areas anyway. Of course, bacteria/insects/weather would take care of the waste quickly in the wild - we need to spot clean in captivity.

What I am saying is that an appropriately-sized glass tank, while heavy and perhaps physically awkward (unstackable), is still a valid form of caging for many species of colubrids, small boids, etc.

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