Ball python don't actually require any special daylight spectrum lighting, some feel that it actually stresses the snake ( I don't know what credit that statement has, but bp are nocturnal animals) so in all honesty getting a white or blue light is just wasting money unless it's just a personal preference for you or the plants in the vivarium. Red light however is said that they cannot see, so an infrared light would be safe 24/7. (This is what I prefer to use, but opinions will vary)