Hopcraft describes ball pythons as harmless, non-venomous snakes, bred for different patterns and colours. He hopes it's not a breeder dumping the exotic animals.

Most adult ball pythons eat once every 7 to 14 days. Another reason people love ball pythons is their color. There are many types, called “morphs,” that come in different colors and patterns.

In the wild, ball pythons are usually brown and tan. In America, breeding them to produce eye-catching offspring has become a lucrative, frenetic, and—for some—troubling enterprise.

According to National Geographic, ball pythons, which live primarily in West and Central Africa, ... Their unique colouration and patterns are the result of a co-dominant genetic expression.

Ball pythons are popular in the pet trade and grow up to be about 4 feet in length. News. ... They have a similar pattern to the non-native and invasive Burmese pythons, ...