The Ball Python Manual

Philippe De Vosjoli

Jan 2012 · Fox Chapel Publishing

About this ebook

Written by a team of internationally respected herpetologists led by Philippe de Vosjoli, The Ball Python Manual is an authoritative introduction to this popular snake. The ball python is admired around the world for its distinctly African appearance and its relative medium size and tameability. This colorful manual offers up-to-date and reliable information on selection, acclimating, handling, housing and maintaining ball pythons, all of which will be extremely valuable to newcomers to this remarkable python. Dr. Roger Klingenberg's chapter on health care is indispensable for all snake keepers with excellent advice for troubleshooting health issues for each of the snake's anatomical regions. The breeding chapter by David and Tracy Barker discusses sexing, sexual maturity, and all aspects of captive reproduction and hatching. he volume concludes with resources and a complete index.

Ratings and reviews

For many generations this type of Python has been respected by all religious people because of its friendlyness.Also one true theory say that this snake is the only known Gentle Giant Snake that never attacks any creature that never bothers it.

It was helpful. I am looking for more information about why a ball would strike after handling him on several occasions

just wanted to answer Scott Benson? Pythons will normally strick when hungry, stressed, unhealthy, hands smell like there food, or the just plan mad. From my experience it doesn't matter how much you handle them. Everytime you open the tank your taking a chance of them striking. It just depends on the snake my pastel sweet as pie, my Mojave stricks at everyone that's not me.