It is sad, but i'm sure what their saying has a lot of truth to it. Wild caught ball pythons are imported by the thousands, and many are problem feeders. Most of the groups catching these are looking for a quick turn around to make money. They don't have space to house all the wild caught snakes, so they catch and ship off right away.

They do say they inspect each snake before shipping to a new costumer. It's all about the quick turn around. The faster you can receive a snake and ship it out, the less you spend on care. Honestly, I would never by a snake unless it has eaten at least 3-4 meals. Unless it was from a trusted source.

I'm also skeptical about buy a wild caught at all. I'll leave that to the pros.