It can take several days but you can rest assured that if you do meet all the requirement your pic will be approved and posted and members will be able to vote for it.

However you do have to meet all the requirements which you do not for now
11. Persons entering contests must be regular contributors to BP.net. This means a minimum of 15 posts in the last 30 days. This post-count does not include classified ads or “gallery posts” in which you post only to show pictures of your animals.
Here is where you can find the contest rules http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=25833