I know this thread is kind of "old" but....

Yep, I did this recently - but it wasn't a Ball Python, it was a 1 month old Green Tree Python. I had absolutely no intentions to come home with anything let alone a GTP. This tiny baby stole my heart, I walked around the show 5-6 times trying to find something cheaper and closer to my main goals only to find myself back to the same table looking at the same little cute banana-worm. Here she is, got her last month on April 10th and not a single regret here

when I got her




She's a little piglet and doing great! A few years ago I did this on a bigger scale - was only going to get feeders and ended up bringing home a 15 ft Retic.