Welcome Andrew. Am I right in reading that it only took you around 8 days from sending off your application and receiving it back? SHeeeeeeeeet it took me nearly 5 or 7 weeks to get mine back the first time.
You have made the right decision in going for a smaller snake at the start. But keeping that in mind within no time you will have have a lot more. Once you are confident and TOTALLY ADDICTED there will be no stopping you..