I have a one year old male ball python and was wondering if I should get him a friend (I m not looking to breed- but I don t care if its male or female). Does any one know if they are social and like having friends or if they prefer to be alone?

my female ball python is 2 feet how old u think she is?

is it worth buying i love snakes.. are they a good snake to buy or should i get another corn snake????

It was pretty thick and long- I was weeding and it slithered past and I almost had a heart attack. I have a ball python- so I m not scared of them- the thing was just so big!
I live in New York so I usually don t see big snakes like that. It was black and large. I know that s really general- but it s New York- we never get anything particularly interesting here.
Any ideas on what it is?

Are ball pythons good starter snakes- and if not please mention some good ones.

P.S. I want a calm friendly snake that dosen t mind being handled and dosen t bite. I know there s a chance of getting bitten by any animal but I heard some snakes are more prone to bitting
I always do research before I get any kind of animal- but I also like getting opinions from real owners just to know what I might be getting into.

I m Also the Owner of

2 Leopard geckos- and a bearded dragon so I have experience with reptiles.

I need to know EVERYTHING about them- my Mom s friend s- friend has a Ball python and she s gonna get rid of him/her or throw him out loose- so I was thinking about adopting him/her. 1 Prob- I m not 100% sure how to take care of 1. I ve had a CornSnake and a Leopard Gecko- and I ve done alot of re-search on Bearded Dragons- So I m not clueless about reptiles.
Also- do you have to feed Ball Pythons live? will they eat frozen? I ve heard they re very picky. How bad is there bite? Because if this Snake hasn t been handled alot I don t want to see my Dad throw out him because it s "Dangerous"- Heat Lamp or Heatmat? Also All the other stuff I need to know.
I m in Alabama