hi and welcome, i think you should go and pick a snake together so its at a size ya bf is happy about having i'll tell ya i used to be **** scared of snanks till my son wanted one and just because i wasnt happy about them i wasnt gonna let that get in the way so i took him to buy one even tho he pick out a 3 1/2 ft one after i puked up the courage 3hrs latter i had the snake on my arm and it changed my veiws now we have 4 corns and i think they are loverly and glad i held her, corns are so tame and friendly.
when i first told my boyfriend i had a snake! he went ewwww!! and he wouldnt even go near the viv! now a year on... he has a stunning little motley corn or his own!! so you niver know!! x