I really like these guys!
A few times in my life, I've been blessed to be able to have some pet ball pythons. They are some really cool creatures and do very well as pets, so they are common in the pet trade. Since they are not known for biting and stay relatively small, especially when compared to some other species of pythons, I've known a lot of other people who have enjoyed keeping them as pets too. When I encountered one at my friend's house today, it brought back a lot of good memories. Thankfully, they let me try some photography with it too. Enjoy the photos!
THE BALL PYTHON
As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:
proof-of-ball-python
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They look beautiful in the pictures.
One thing is fabulous, all your pics are real, even too real.
Keep on steemin'
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Great photos, although I am not the biggest snake fan...
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I had wanted a ball python since I was a kid, and about a year ago I got to rescue one from a lady who said the previous resident of her house left it behind, and she was deathly afraid of it.
She was in sorry shape, super emaciated and dehydrated. Hadn't been cared for at all in months!
Well, months and lots of rats later, she has come around and is healthy and beautiful now!
Meet Zoe!
Ball pythons are da bomb! :)
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Thank you for rescuing her.
Too many snakes are either left to die or released into the wild by idiot and/or uncaring owners.
That's how Florida wound up with breeding populations of massive pythons and boas all over the state, not to mention numerous other non-native species, and they are wreaking havoc in the Everglades.
They keep having hunts and round-ups, but it's the tip of the iceberg, and they will probably never really be rid of them . . . the habitat is too perfect for them. The local species can't compete.
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Thanks for the kind comment!
I agree, there are so many irresponsible owners out there. People impulse buy pets without doing proper research. Then the pet doesnt receive proper care, gets unhealthy, and of course, they are not going to get it medical care.
Or they get it for their child who then gets bored... and people decide it is disposable. Since it is a snake, they think they can just turn it loose and it will be fine.
It is extremely frustrating.
That is one thing I am teaching my kids, if you get a pet, you HAVE to research it first. You HAVE to buy all its supplies and make sure you are earning enough money to pay for its food. And you HAVE to be prepared to care for it for the length of its life.
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Bless you. I wish more people would treat it this way.
My parents were adamant about this as well, and thank goodness they were, because it made us much more aware of everything involved.
And none of us grew up thinking that pets were disposable.
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That is how I was raised as well, and I am forever grateful for it! ♥
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good job. the snake is lucky to meet you
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Thank you! I feel lucky to have her. 💖
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VERY COOL!
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Thank you! ♥
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Umm... No thank you. I will appreciate this creature from afar! True story! :)
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Nice shots! It definitely feels like you're right there.
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My son had a ball python. It was about a foot and a half long, and beautiful. I used it to overcome my fear of snakes. I had him put it on my wrist and forearm, which he coiled around, I once I got used to his "pulsing" by squeezing and releasing, I realized he wasn't going to hurt me, and enjoyed holding him.
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You're snake is adorable and very photogenic! Heres two of mine when they were little babies ❤
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Beautiful
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Nice!
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Very nice looking snakes!
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thank you, your post
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thanks, your post! have a nice day.
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@papa-pepper, Snakes i cant stand them , even the pet ball pythoon
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Great Photos. What camera did you use?
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Super beautiful!!!
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yes good
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Snakes are coming , I can't stand the sight of a snake. boy got to run
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RUN!
RUN!
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Amazing. I have a love-hate relationship with snakes. They are a source of a lot of my anxiety growing up in Australia. I've started to move past that now though and can finally enjoy their beauty
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Wawu! I most say you have a strong heart to take picture with a snake. Sincerly i cant even if they are friendly.
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arrrggghhhhh. i am running awaaaaaaay.
LOL
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This is damn dangerous papa... We need you badly in this community
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shuddered me see it
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He is a very friendly phyton @papa-pepper. Those were awesome shots! :)
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He doesn't look small at all
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I've always been interested in having a ball python as a pet! I'm just going to get a snake tattoo for now though haha!
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I just handed Barry off today in Missouri and should be making my post tomorrow. Soon, he should even visit a bee keeper!
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Awesome! Excited to see his adventures lol!
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I am afraid of snake, I don´t like it.
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excelent
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very good photo, 👍
friend can take pictures with animals like snake. Not many people dare to take pictures with a snake, let alone a snake of that size. In my place, in Aceh, Indonesia, there are some people who also like to take care of reptile animals. Amazingly they are, doing something extraordinary, educating the public about their pet animals. While photos of their activities while giving education to the community, I once also post on my steemit account. success friends.
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I wonder if the snake likes eating peppers? Probably not but that would be very funny since you are papa pepper.
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Do they keep it the garden? Doesn't it run away?
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It is a pet in a cage, but I took it outside to photograph.
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Did you feed it a mouse? i've only seen snakes eating mice in videos, it's amazing how they can dislocate their jaw just to eat!!
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Only God knows how I was feeling viewing it . Even if snack to give money i still don't like it. Did you play with the head and tail?
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Wow! I wouldn't dare!
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viewed, voted, commented, and re-steemed ...
anyone follows me i'll follow back within a few days
if you have complaints please check the link, or else just do that content dictator thing you do i no longer care ... a resteem is a resteem, atm to 235 people, thats 235 chances to have it re-resteemed,
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thank you for this post, there are no pythons in my neck of the woods but we have the buzz tails lol
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Here in Uganda we have been raised by our parents to ever fear snakes, just it's sight i felt a sense of danger around me. Guess with time this will change because people can have them as pets just like your friend.
But eeh!! the look of it for me,I just need to get used..lol
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nice shots, and wonderful creature :)
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Wow, I can imagine myself with snakes, biting or non biting, snake is snake
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My wife told me a story about a woman who had one as a pet. The lady let the snake sleep in bed with her at night. It wasn't eating and she was getting worried, so she took it to the vet. The vet said the snake was starving itself in preparation to eat the woman.
It seems more doable seeing pictures of people actually owning them, but at the end of the day, it's still a freaking snake!!! And those are the snakes that coil around you and kill you.
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Woooww... Amazing the animal broo
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oh no!!! @papa-pepper you're so brave! that looks scary and heavy 😱 my mama is really scared of snakes even the toy one she's really screaming whenever she sees one. i love how the photos were taken , we can really see the skin of the snake, and through it i think i can't hold one 😱 , thanks for sharing another animal @papa-pepper 👍❤️❤️❤️
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I really don't mind snakes, especially ones that don't bite. I remember the pet one you used to have too! Nice photography!! :)
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You remember!
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I do, I think I may have even held it once! :)
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The snake was even acting like a model itself, and you carried out the most creative part of the photograph, thanks for the post
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Beautiful snake. I used to dream to keep some snake long time ago, but my family is not keen to it... so never had a chance to keep any so far. nice to see your snake
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Great shot. @papa-pepper
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love ball pythons
i have a few my self and a pictures on my page
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where do you get you cool animated gifs
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Very cool creatures especially the markings!
Great Post & Pictures as always my friend.
Thanks for sharing :)
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My o my!
I just can stand the sight ot snakes- harmless or otherwise not to mention having it as a pet.
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Oh my goodness I don't care to know how friendly it may be, as for me I will never play with such an animal...this is what we call run for your life.
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@ papa-pepper your so brave! I got goose bumps here!!
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I love snakes too! I used to have a little corn snake as a pet, but, it disappeared from a locked aquarium. I think my roommates cat ate it. Nice python!
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I'd hate to find that in the wood pile!
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Is that you behind the snake? ha ha
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Snake is always a Snake.
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Oh! I didn't know that, until you mentioned it but I'm still afraid of them -:) Thanks for the information.
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One of my fears. Will collapse seeing this creature 😑
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Pet? Did you really say pet? WOW! Aren't you Daredevils? :O
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You really loved snake huh! your so brave good for you! me I am very afraid seeing does creature even in far distance how much more closer and holding it like what you did your so amazing!! I wish their safe to be friend..
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These ones do not really bite, so it is pretty safe.
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That sounds great!!
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En verdad me dan miedo. Pero tuve la oportunidad de sostenerlo en la mano una vez, mascota de un amigo y perdí un poco la fobia a estos animales. Igualmente prefiero verlos de lejos 😅
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dang that shits crazy!
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I always wanted a snake growing up, but my folks just wouldn't let it happen. Now that I live in Hawaii, snakes are strictly illegal over here :(
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Beautiful shots of the ball python. This one gives a whole new meaning to tying yourself up in knots...
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Excelentes fotografías muy buenos enfoques, soy aficionado a la fotografía mas no soy profesional en la materia, pinzo que atravesar de la fotos especialmente de la naturaleza, podemos ver mejor los detalles de la creación de Dios y su perfección, detalles que que con el afán de la vida no podemos ver, felicidades @papa-pepper
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Awesome images! i wonder how many phytons do you have or plan to have as pets.
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We have had a lot before, but do not currently have any.
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Oh i see..It's so mesmerizing when I see snakes slither..followed you @papa-pepper
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i am very very afarid of snakes, i don't like them at all
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These ones are friendly!
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like seriously, i thought they are all wild and dangerous
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hes so cool!!
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I love ball pythons! I used to have one, appropriately named . . . Montie. Sorry, Monty Python, it just had to be.
She was a little over three feet long when I got her, and I was amazed at her girth, as I've always had much slimmer snakes in the past, such as gopher snakes and striped racers.
I had a captive bred red rat snake at the same time, named Eve, and she was a bit over five feet long, but weighed a fraction of what Montie did.
Both were absolutely gorgeous, docile, and easy to handle.
Though Eve was an escape artist, but a predictable one . . . after the first time, she always headed straight to our closet and my then-husband's leather boat shoes. No accounting for taste.
Ball pythons are probably the calmest and most laid back snakes I've been around.
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