Keep in mind that pesticides can be in the grass

Snakes are natural born killers. Their instinct is to kill, and right out of the egg/litter they already know what to do.

Feeding outside is not very necessary, and very stressful, especially during daylight hours. Most snakes, such as pythons, hunt at night because they are nocturnal. Hunting in the daylight is very rare for a wild python to seek out food.

Please consider feeding your snake in its own enclosure. This way there is very little stress during feeding time. Some Ball pythons will stress so much from being outside of their enclosure that they will refuse food being offered to them.

Also note that snakes cannot be trained. They can be handled often to tolerate handling and human contact, but never be trained for anything special. They do not have any similar emotions (or none at all) that dogs, cats, or even humans do. They are reptiles and were never meant for being in captivity and being accustomed to human contact.

For that reason, we snake hobbyists and keepers keep our Ball pythons in enclosures that mimmick their natural homes where they are native. Tubs, for example, mimmick the old termite mounds Ball python will hide in. Tubs retain humidity extremely well, as well as keeping temperatures right where you want them. All we do is provide a hide (except in some snake racks) or two, water dish, substrate, and belly heat with a little extra room and they will feel most comfortable.