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Hi there. Pretty much you dont need to do a course, but it does help in your knowledge yes. I know up here in QLD theres a 3 day reptile course, call your state Tafe. Best snake to start with is something small i think. Childrens, Spotted, and Stimsons Pythons are all generally very placid snakes that eat very well and only grow abotu 1.0m-1.2m in length as adults. Also id buy a juvenille python. People will say hatchling, but hatchlings can be a bit snappy, due to now knowing the different between yourself and a predator. As juvenilles they (most) begin to understand that your not a threat. So id go with these 3 species and id go either hatching or juvenille python. The size enclosure it needs as a hatchling should be very small as too much space is overwhelming, or even a click clack ( a small container ) with a heating device like a heat mat underneath one end of it. Or you could get a small enclosure. As adults the more room the better i say, for that species id reccommend at least a 60x60x60cm enclosure, bigger if possible, with a hiding place and a few branches for climbing. Also a heat source up one end and nothing down the other, so there is a cool end and a hot end. I hope this helps somewhat!