This is my first winter in vermont with my snake

[blackcrystal22]

I do have uth, therm, and heat lamps for day and night cycle mostly (since my girlfriend likes to keep the curtains closed and lights off, freakin vampire i swear lol) in turn I get to battle humidity levels hehe. Some sort of insulation might be a good idea.

Ball pythons don't need a day and light cycle unless you need the lamp for extra heat, in which, you don't need a night-time drop anyway so a constant red-bulb would be more efficient. If it's for display, then turn it off at night for a cycle, but otherwise, it is not a necessity.

I would get some sort of generator in case there's a bad storm and your house gets cold because the power or heat dies.
Space heaters will also be your friend.