So, one of my friends has to get rid of her ball python, and I told her I would take it. Unfortunately, when the gravity of what I was asking sunk in, my mom decided she didn’t want me to get it after all.
Right now I am researching as much as I can about ball pythons, and trying to find something to convince her to let me keep it.
Any information at this point would be very helpful.

Oh, and is it true that they smell?

(If this post is in the wrong part of the forum, please forgive me, I just registered here a few minutes ago. )