I went to the pet store from some supplies yesterday and the store owner heard that i got a new snake and asked what kind it is. I said it was a Ball python, she told me they are Illegal her, and the worst thing is that she told me i was taking care of him all wrong and if i carry on it'll die. i got all my information from reptile forums, care sheets, and breeders.
the first thing she told me is that only breeders keep them in tubs, she said they need a lot of air, and that there is no air in a tub. And even if i keep him in a tank when he's full grown he'll be strong enough to climb up the tank and break the wire mesh or smash the glass and escape. Then she told me that if he's full grown and wraps himself around my arm, no one will be able to get him off and he'll cause some damaged. Worst of all this comes from a person that said to feed my crested gecko baby food and to put my snakes and geckos on vita sand, she apparently has been working with reptiles her whole life and calls herself an expert.

back to my problem, pythons are illegal her, i didn't know this some one else gave me the wrong information. apparently tarantulas, scorpions, python family, and boa family are all illegal. But i know people who own this pets here. I really don't want to get rid of my snake I'm to attached already just the thought of it made me breakdown last night for 3 hours. If i can't own a python or a boa, this leaves me with the coloubrids. The breeder i bought my snake from only sells corn snakes, gopher snakes, and king snakes I'm not interested in any of these...
I don't know what to do, i can't give him back i don't want the city to take him away from me, and from what the store lady said to my mom she is now nervous of him.

sorry for my long post, I'm really upset and i don't know what to do :'(