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snake beginner, you might check out the Candoia genus, pacific tree and ground boas. there are a few different species and sub species, ranging from 2 1/2 feet and fat (ground boa), to 3 1/2 feet and very thin (tree boa). they are shorter than you said you wanted, but how inflexible can you be on that, i mean, really? they are incredibly beautiful snakes. what they sometimes lack in colourfulness, they make up with the shape of their heads. very cool snakes! they are quite easy to care for, plus they give birth to large litters and are relatively inexpensive. all in all, a good beginner snake, i must say.
and, hey, jezebel, are you absolutely certain that the snake in the picture is an irian jaya carpet? i find it very confusing, all of the various subspecies of carpets out there, but i do know that ij's are not usually over 6 feet, if that, and that there is one ssp. that can get as long as 12 feet, and others who fall everywhere in between. you may have one of these others. of course, i may be totally wrong here, and you may have gotten the snake from a competent breeder who knows what he is doing, but if you say that your snake is still growing fast, and is perhaps a young snake, i would have to say the possibility of it being another ssp. is definetely there. ok, just a thought! i know my irian jaya is definetely an irian jaya, and the colour is quite different, as well, but hey...
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