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Personally, I would buy a captive born. They're tame and friendly, not stessed out by captivity, easy to handle, and much less likely to be full of parasites. I guess it depends on the individual snake, but we're really glad we bought instead of caught.

There's a little shop in Regina called Petzotica that will order in exactly the kind and colour of snake you want. He found exactly what we wanted and had it shipped in, and we've been really happy. I never knew a snake could be so friendly and full of personality.