You know people, they're really not made of delicate crystal, I see nothing wrong with combating your males to help induce breeding, or even just out of curiosity. It is a pretty interesting behavior to observe. There are SOME species of snakes that can get rather violent with each other and cut each other up pretty good (I believe that GTP's are known to do this) But I've never heard of it being a problem with ball pythons. I've successfully used this a few times in the past myself to get reluctant breeders jump started and was amazed by how well it worked, I've usually found that even the loser was a good breeder afterward.
Of course if you want to have a really good time, just invite all of your dentally challenged erythematous naped buddies over and place wagers on the outcome... And let the good times roll........
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