What a great job you have. People discuss winning the lottery...and how they would use the money. Many people say they would never work again...sit on the beach, etc. I would go back to school and get a doctorate in zoology, or biology. I would do something in which I could then work with herps in the wild. That or become a herp vet. I like your philosophy to herping. As far as keeping WC snakes...we always recommend a strict quarantine like you are describing, on the forum. We recommend that for WC snakes and any snake bought in a store or from an unknown breeder. We recommend a fecal test, check for mites, keeping the snake in a separate room, washing hands before and after handling, and not cross contaminating anything used with the new snake and other snakes in the house.