I read an annual report study done from 1997-2003? It stated that they used to catch wild gravid females and after Latin eggs they released the female back into the wild. That has recently changed as the government in Ghana has told people to sell the females because they are an invasive species and the population is growing so fast. The US is currently the biggest importer of ball pythons I want to say roughly 100k a year but they are in no danger.
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