Wolfy... okay I know you've been in contact with Tallahasee... But all I can find on ball pythons is this:

Non-native non-venomous snakes, other than the conditional reptiles, only require a License to Possess Wildlife for Exhibition or Public Sale if you wish to exhibit or sell them, regardless of size. For example: You do not need a permit to own a ball python for personal use (as a pet).

In the Q&A portion of the FWC site.

But, I re-read the regulation again and I just don't see where it states that you can't sell them without a permit unless I am misunderstanding this statement:

however, this section does not apply to any wildlife not protected by law and the rules of the commission

Did they list ball pythons as a protected species? Because, last I checked, they're only "keeping an eye" on the wildlife importation of ball pythons as they are depleting the native sources - but they haven't listed them in any protection status.

So, what did Tallahassee say? I mean - where does it list ball pythons as Class III wildlife?