As of today, I own a ball python! I was at a reptile expo all day browsing, until finally I found the one I wanted. I asked to handle her, and I held her for a quite a while. She was active and alert the whole time, more like a red tail boa in terms of personality than a ball python. I looked at her brother too, but I was looking for a female. My dad went away to have lunch, and he was away for what felt like forever. By the time he was back, well... let's just say I may or may not have bought her. The breeder says she's a black onyx pastel (black pastel, pastel and het red axanthic... or something like that), so I named her Onyx. She's got an absolutely stunning pattern, almost like concrete. I've never seen a ball python that looks like that before. She's currently eating live mice (hoppers, I think), but I'm going to try to switch her to frozen thawed. She's got a ton of personality, and I caught her poking her head out of her hide looking around. I can't wait for her to settle in, I love her already. I'd post pictures, but I didn't get any good ones. After she settles in, I'll post some decent ones here. She's got the cutest face!