Great responses so far, but I think that a big con for someone not familiar with ball pythons is that they are NOT a display snake, and most new keepers of ball pythons set them up as if they are.
They are happiest in a smaller enclosure with tight hides (that they spend most of the daytime hours in) and they get easily stressed out (refusing to feed as one indicator of their stress) if they are housed in something too big for them.
Tubs are easiest to achieve a great set-up for a ball python, but glass can be done successfully with good planning and a lot of hard work (keeping them in a low traffic area, making sure that the hides provided are snug to the snake, working to keep humidity up, etc).
Good luck! I love ball pythons - I think they are the best!
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