Ball pythons locking together?

heyy guys, So this is my first time breeding, And today was the day i introduced my male Pastel with my female spider. Its been about 4 hours and they seem very interested (Male is crawling all over female, Female keeps following male around ECT) So i was wondering how long it usually takes before they lock up?

I just saw him with his spurs out! Is this anything???

I've seen them lock up as quick as an hour then some court for weeks before the lock..

Now they are laying on top of each other curled up. haha

Well I think I have it beat then, my female (spotnose) and male (spider) locked up within 5 minutes, and the same male locked up with my other female (normal) within 15 minutes. Both my females were tapping their tales, was weird sounded like I had rattlesnakes in the tubs.

Good luck with your breeding project.