A good book for reading / referance

This board is outstanding, but sometimes I like to settle with a book. And I want to increase my knowledge of BP's.

I am looking for recommendations for a good BP book.

I have two BP books I just love.

The first is The Complete Ball Python by Kevin McCurley. You can order it online here....

http://www.newenglandreptile.com/book.html

The second is Ball Pythons, The History, Natural History, Care and Breeding by David G. Barker and Tracy M. Barker. You can order it online here....

http://www.vpi.com/pythons_of_the_world_vol_2_0

Both are amazing books, full of great information and enough gorgeous pictures to drool yourself into a state of dehydration. Well worth the money in my opinion.

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

I have two BP books I just love.

The first is The Complete Ball Python by Kevin McCurley. You can order it online here....

http://www.newenglandreptile.com/book.html

The second is Ball Pythons, The History, Natural History, Care and Breeding by David G. Barker and Tracy M. Barker. You can order it online here....

http://www.vpi.com/pythons_of_the_world_vol_2_0

Both are amazing books, full of great information and enough gorgeous pictures to drool yourself into a state of dehydration. Well worth the money in my opinion.

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Agree 100% I have NERD book and its amazing ..... I wish I can afford VPI I heard only good stuff about it :banana:

Thanks for the response. I just ordered the "The Complete Ball Python"

The two books already mentioned are by far the two most desired books by anyone interested in Ball Pythons and they are written by pioneers of the captive breeding craze. They are crammed with tons of information. The Kevin McCurley book is a little more focused on the hobbyist side of things where as the Barkers book has a more scientific aproach but both great books and a must read for anyone interested in Balls. A third book which I find to be great is Designer Morphs by John Berry. This book does not have much, if any information about the care and husbandry and such like the first two books but it is the most comprehensive pist and pictorial of all the morphs with descriptions of what is used to make them. This book covers the majority of morphs in Ball Pythons, Red-Tail and Central American Boas, Carpet Pythons, Blood Pythons and Rainbow Boas.