he probably had a burm and got the species confused. Surprisingly enough, many ingorant snake owners group many pythons together into one group they label as "regular pythons" , and commonly get them mixed up, regardless of the size each species reaches. Some also may automatically assume ALL pythons get big. And since burms do have similar colors to balls, he might have assumed he had a ball. When I worked for a retail pet store it happened quite often, that owners mistakenly identified their snakes...even ones they'd had for over 15 years!It's just plain ignorance is all. We must educate people who are willing to listen, instead of criticize them. It helps out all parties involved in the long run..
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