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Ball Boa/Python The Ball Python(python regius) or, Ball Boa, Originally were found at the edges of forest lands of Central and Western Africa. They are comfortable both in Trees and on land. They are what they call Crepuscular, active around dusk and dawn. In Europe they are called Royal pythons, in the US they are called balls because of their habit to crawl in to a little ball when they are nervous. They are curious and gentle snakes. Ball pythons are usually around 4 feet long, occasionally they can reach up to 5 feet. When they are properly fed their bodies are nicely rounded. Like all pythons and boas Balls have anal spurs. These single claws are vestigial remains of the hind legs snakes lost while evolving from lizards. Males have longer spurs than females yet, males have smaller heads than females. Balls eat a variety