Ball Python lifespan

Ball Pythons are still imported into the United States from west Africa in very large numbers. The eggs, and or gravid adults are collected in the wild and the eggs are incubated by individuals in Africa. Once the babies hatch they are shipped to the United States as well as other countries. As a general rule the imports are newly hatched animals from Benin, Togo and Ghana. The babies all arrive at roughly the same time every year.

Often priced very inexpensively the baby Ball Pythons are generally available for several weeks per year. It is our belief that you should not purchase newly imported babies as the pressure placed on the wild stocks of animals is having substantial negative impacts.