We have had two pair for about a year now. They are great snakes. Eat TONS better than the balls do, that's for sure!!! That is always a nice change. I love their beaded scales, and how much longer their bodies are compared to balls. It is cool because their heads look so similar to balls, and yet they are SO different. They do take longer to mature than balls do, and as pointed out before, there aren't really any imported from Africa. So, they are much more rare than many of the other pythons. That is why they are expensive, but the prices are slowly coming down. Anyway, here are a couple pics.