more time and maintenance in a bearded dragon..but they enjoy interaction with you too..my beardie knows when his out time is and hes ready for it everyday..he just hangs with me while I clean or watch tv..its pretty cool..
Ball pythons are definately easier to take care of.. I have 2 of them..I handle them often also ..I find my friends prefer to visit the beardie over the pythons..so if you have the dedication to a daily care pet over the snakes weekly care then i say go for the beardie!! I purchased mine from a local reptile show..you can get really cool morphs for good prices. My little guy is a belgian red..part of his tail was nipped off so I picked him up for $20.00..