my firends ball python 12ft + I think

[Redneck_Crow]

A snake of that size in a 55 gal tank simply cannot have a good living environment. There is no way that he can have a hot or cool end because he fills it end to end.

The snake is being put out into what has to be a very stressful environment. People walking by, cars, busses driving close, exhaust, dogs, whatever. If that snake bites someone, or even strikes at someone, or even if someone sees him and turns it in, that snake is confiscated and probably destroyed. The owner is not only keeping him illegally and in sub par conditions, but the owner doesn't seem to have a shred of good sense when it comes to not scaring people with his pet and making things worse than they already are for the public perception of reptiles.