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This is my new baby boy ball python.

Both my parents didn't know I bought him till I brought him home. He is so cute.

My little brother gave my around $60 and also his old fish tank. Love you lil' bro.

This is my first exotic pet. When I was younger, snake frightened me, but now I LOVE them.

Python regius is a non-venomous python species found in Africa. This is the smallest of the African pythons and is popular in the pet trade. No subspecies are currently recognized.

Description
Adults generally do not grow to more than 90-120 cm (3-4 feet) in length,[2] although some specimens have reached 152 cm and even 182 cm (5-6 feet), but this is very rare. [4] The build is stocky[2] while the head is relatively small. The scales are smooth[4] and both sexes have anal spurs either side of the vent.[5]

The color pattern is typically black with light brown-green side and dorsal blotches. The belly is a white or cream that may or may not include scattered black markings.[4] However, those in the pet industries have, through selective breeding, developed many morphs: genetic mutations with altered colors and patterns.[6]

[edit] Common names
Royal python, ball python.[2]

The name ball python refers to the animal's tendency to curl into a ball when stressed or frightened.[7] The name royal python (from the Latin "regius") is based in part on the story that Cleopatra supposedly wore the snake around her wrist.

[edit] Geographic range
Found in Africa from Senegal, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Niger and Nigeria through Cameroon, Chad and the Central African Republic to Sudan and Uganda. No type locality was given in the original description.[1]

Description
This is my new baby boy ball python.

Both my parents didn't know I bought him till I brought him home. He is so cute.

My little brother gave my around $60 and also his old fish tank. Love you lil' bro.

This is my first exotic pet. When I was younger, snake frightened me, but now I LOVE them.

Python regius is a non-venomous python species found in Africa. This is the smallest of the African pythons and is popular in the pet trade. No subspecies are currently recognized.

Description
Adults generally do not grow to more than 90-120 cm (3-4 feet) in length,[2] although some specimens have reached 152 cm and even 182 cm (5-6 feet), but this is very rare. [4] The build is stocky[2] while the head is relatively small. The scales are smooth[4] and both sexes have anal spurs either side of the vent.[5]

The color pattern is typically black with light brown-green side and dorsal blotches. The belly is a white or cream that may or may not include scattered black markings.[4] However, those in the pet industries have, through selective breeding, developed many morphs: genetic mutations with altered colors and patterns.[6]

[edit] Common names
Royal python, ball python.[2]

The name ball python refers to the animal's tendency to curl into a ball when stressed or frightened.[7] The name royal python (from the Latin "regius") is based in part on the story that Cleopatra supposedly wore the snake around her wrist.

[edit] Geographic range
Found in Africa from Senegal, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Niger and Nigeria through Cameroon, Chad and the Central African Republic to Sudan and Uganda. No type locality was given in the original description.[1]