What is a Spider Ball Python? This seemingly normal python looks like a great option of python at first, but there is a lot of controversy surrounding this snake. First of all, they were a “man-made” morph (color) ball python, to look pretty. Unfortunately, since they were made by humans and not by nature, something is sort of off in the spider ball pythons brain, causing it to “wobble”. A wobble found in spider ball pythons is uncontrollable head bobs, causing the snake to sometimes wobble upside down. This can be extremely dangerous to them, as they can hurt their muscles, bump into walls, etc. They are somewhat healthy snakes except for this little defect, and there are a lot of people in the snake and reptile community wanting to ban the breeding and selling of this snake. The reason I recommend not buying spider ball pythons is to not support any of their breeders. They have only bred them with the purpose of them looking beautiful, which is the first thing people consider when buying a snake. most breeders or sellers don’t list or describe the wobble, causing people to buy them for the looks and try taking them to the vet without knowing the spider ball pythons defect and problem.
I thought I would make this post to spread some light as to what they are and why you should avoid buying. Here is a video that can help you better understand what a wobble is. (Warning note- can be slightly disturbing to some viewers)
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