Ball pythons are great first snakes. They are generally the couch potatoes of the snake world, and once established love vegging with you on the couch watching TV or on your shoulders while you read more about them here.

Off the top of my head I don't know if there are any breeders in Alaska or not, I'd ask around. However, most any breeder in the US will ship to you, so your options just got a whole lot bigger!

Spend some time studying here, it will save you a lot of headache later, trust me on that one. I did everything the hard way, and ended up ruining my first two snakes. Since I came here though, I am successfully keeping a total of 33 ball pythons, and I've even started breeding them.

One word of very necessary warning: You will never be able to stop at just one. I am serious. These things are more addicting than potato chips or chocolates.

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