Is a ball python a good pet? Because of the snake's less aggressive behavior, ball pythons are among the most popular snakes used as pets. Adults average in length from 2 to 5 feet.

Five years ago, they purchased their first ball python, which they named Howlite. They’ve since added seven more snakes to their family, which they source from reptile conventions in the region.

Ball pythons aren't venomous, and in any event, it's illegal on P.E.I. to own a poisonous snake or ones measuring longer than three metres. The humane society's new addition, a female, is about an ...