hi and welcome to a great site. There is alot of confusing advise about keeping snakes, basically what is ok for one snake may not necessarily be right for another. The best advise i think i can give you is to read the forums on this site as there are a lot of knowledgable, friendly people here and then if you are still confused come back with specific questions and we will all do our best to help. If you do get one you will never regret it.