When I was a kid around 7 years old I used to catch green anolls and garter snakes and keep them during the winter time. Then when winter started to subside i would let them go. I did that till i was about 15 then as many kids got into other things like football and friends. Then when i was 22 a friend of mine bought a burmese python. I had been doing these sound off competitions and got a couple of speakers from a manufacturer for free. Well he was interested in my speakers and i was interested in the snake so i traded him 2 subwoofers for the snake. I know how big it got so went to a local herp shop and they bought her from me for 40 bux. I bought my first ball python Jojo that same day. Thats how i got into ball pythons but not untill i did tons of research. anapsid.org and the care sheet on this website helped make my final decision about what kind of snake i wanted. Even though herps is truely a hobby for me i am expanding my knowledge of them all the time. Now I am keeping a Veiled Chameleon and plan on making baby veiled chameleons soon.