Everything Kali said is right on.

I adore my yearling Angolan and plan on picking up a male this summer. I just wish she would sit still for a decent picture.

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5) They are not arboreal. They are native to the African grasslands just as BPs are and are not known for climbing much. Having said that, they can and will climb some if given the opportunity. But you should be careful to only provide fairly low and very sturdy climbing branches for them. They are heavy-bodied snakes and can be clumsy.
Just wanted to add to this, they're actually from a much drier habitat, rockier habitat than ball pythons and are separated from them by a pretty substantial distance. Hopefully this URL works:
http://maps.iucnredlist.org/map.html?id=177539

Mine is actually a worse climber and less grippy than my ball pythons. What she will do, though, is sit on a tangle of maple root I have in the cage for her -- if you'd like to set up a display for an Angolan, think of flat, broad, sturdy props it can't knock over or get stuck in.