What are you keeping the snake in now?

The care sheet is a great place to start and then there are many sitcky's regarding enclosure set-ups. Were you thinking of a glass tank? There's a great sticky for that too!!

You'll need 2 small hides that the snake can cram themselves into- think tight and snug!

You'll also need your temps to be controlled by a thermostat (Johnson, Ranco, Helix, Herpstat).

You'll also need a way to monitor the temps and humidity (Acurite digital thermometer/hygrometer, for example).

As for keeping it on your porch, since I don't know where in Florida you live, I can not answer that question

Young baby ball pythons are typically fed every 5 days and juvy and adult balls are typically fed every 7 days; with the caveat that there is much variation in this scenario. Some people feed mice and some feed rats and some feed live and some feed frozen/thawed and it is up to you and your snake to determine what is best. I have some snakes that eat f/t rats and one who is eating live mice and one who goes back and forth from live mice to f/t rats Crazy snake!!!

Anyway, I guess that sharing with us what your thoughts are, or what you are already doing for the snake, will help us to zero in our advice for husbandry ideas and/or tips.

Welcome to the forum!!!