sorry to keep posting my own thread now, but got so much responses in so little time
how big does a stimpson get? i read they get to 78cm only, size matters to me, im more a v8 and pay for fuel than your 4cly deisel kinda guy

(if only i could afford a v8 or fuel hehehe) carpets are expensive, whats cheap?
is there a cheaper time of year for snakes? eg after a big hatching season or something? if so, when is this. stimpson pythons are cheaper, there what? 200-400? i could prolly scrape one of them in under my budget. what are the associated costs? eg heat mats, FOOD how much is the right kind of food for a baby/small snake? and how much does that cost? what other costs? i can get little plants and rocks and other nice things from around my house and other private properties.
ok say i select a baby snake of my choosing, obtain a lisence, get food supply sorted+habits for feeding/cleaning, get a heat mat for wherever im keeping it temporarily, build a propper enclosure to move it into when its big enough (possibly design one that has something that fits in to make it smaller while the snake is only little ?? maybe? and kit the home out with dirt, rocks plants. what else do i need to do?