welcome to an addicting hobbie, im sure this wont be ur only ball python. The greatest part about normals i think is that no matter how many times you look at the snake, you will always realize something diffrent about its pattern. When they get bigger and the patters become stretched and bigger, it makes the snake even more fun to look at. Great snake u got there, but i hate being the negative one but is that retained shed on the head?? I cant tell, someone help me out, and if im wrong i apologize.