what is the differance between a ball python and a blood python

[CoolioTiffany]

Might as well add in my input too,

Bloods, I'm pretty sure, are from Malaysia. Bloods also can be somewhat aggressive and hissy, and it's said that 80% of Bloods are aggressive, although I lucked out with my Blood. They also can put on a lot of weight and get very thick in girth size, so once they're yearlings you gotta watch what you feed them so they don't get too much overweight.

They also have a major difference husbandry wise, as they like higher humidity and normally will burrow (they are very terrestrial). They also like cooler temps, around 80F-83F.

Here is my Blood python (normal phase, but light in color)




The other two related species are called Borneo Short-Tails and Sumatran Short-Tails, which are these:
Borneo: http://www.bloodysnakes.com/care/sho...per_curled.jpg
Sumatran: http://www.bloodpythons.com/cms/imag...mcurtus_01.jpg

Ball pythons are found in West Africa, are more slender than Bloods, more docile, and more commonly owned as pets (even though Bloods are very common, Balls are more popular).

They do make an awesome beginner snake to have because of how docile they can be, and people like us on BP.net love the color morphs. They do like warmer temps of about 88F-94F, but not as high humidity as Bloods like.

Here's my female normal (my first BP too) for an example.



If I screwed up on any info, anyone can feel free to correct me. I guess this is a start of me using BP.net more often LOL.