I worry about the health of these snakes. I worry they will be more susceptible to burns, that they will have shedding issues, and possibly respiratory issues. I wonder how much damage things like mites will do to them vs regular snakes, and if they will experience skin irritation from substrates like aspen. They might also have issues thermoregulating, depending on how much having scales enables them to retain heat/cold.

At the very least I think they will help us learn more about how regular ball pythons utilize their scales.