You can find many breeders if you just google search ball python breeders and there are a good majority that are on or close to the east coast. I am not sure what the price is from your petco but from what i have found you can get normals from good breeders for great prices. Well that is compared to my market were pet store prices are around a 100. I have found normals for 40 to 100 plus shipping but it is money well spent since you will recieve a better quality animal that is well established! Since i am new here im not sure about all the rules so i wont spout out any names of breeders that i have found, just try the google!