Ball Python Personalities

[Mr. Misha]

I do see quite a wide variety of behaviors between individuals.

This.

Based on research currently available, I personally don't believe that BPs are capable of having a personality. With that said I have observed on many occasions different behaviors of my BPs.

Here's an interesting study that I interpret suggests that Ball Pythons in captivity may have larger brains than in the wild. However, they were testing juvenile BPs and are following their progress:
https://jeb.biologists.org/content/221/7/jeb180281

Here's the full thesis if someone is interested in reading all 72 pages: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/1763/