Most people can ship or at least find someone to ship. It is typically around $40 for overnight shipping. Since you have no experience with ball pythons, I suggest putting up the money for a well started captive bred (CB) from a reputable breeder. There are too many problems that a rescue can have and it will more than likely be more than a newbie will be willing to work with. It sounds like you are trying to go as cheap as possible on this snake and cheap is not the way to go. If you don't want to spend $60 on a snake, what makes you think you will be willing to spend hundreds of dollars in vet bills if anything goes wrong? Animals are not disposable and cannot just be thrown to the side because you don't want to spend the time or money to give them proper care. For the sake of the animal, wait until you are set to properly care and house a snake. It is a responsibility that is very rewarding, but at times can also be very costly.