You'd like my kiddo! :-)
I bet I would.
A Boa is a good pet for a kid.
They are disgustingly blase’ and mellow.
Get a Hog Island or Peruvian Longtail if you want one that stays smallish.
I have a Peruvian named Ozzy who thinks he’s a fashion accessory [yeah, a “boa”] and he just loops himself around my shoulders and stays put, no matter what.