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[[File:Albino ball python.png|thumb|An [[albinism|albino]] ball python]]
[[File:Ball python (Python regius), Bronx Zoo.jpg|thumb|A ball python in the [[Bronx Zoo]]]]
Ball pythons, and a now recognized subspecies, ('''''Python regius amicus''''')are the most popular pet snake and the second most popular pet reptile after the bearded dragon.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Valdez |first1=Jose W. |title=Using Google Trends to Determine Current, Past, and Future Trends in the Reptile Pet Trade |journal=Animals |date=3 March 2021 |volume=11 |issue=3 |pages=676 |doi=10.3390/ani11030676 |pmc=8001315 |pmid=33802560 |doi-access=free }}</ref> According to the IUCN Red List, while captive bred animals are widely available in the pet trade, capture of wild specimens for sale continues to cause significant damage to wild populations.<ref name="iucn" /> Wild-caught specimens have greater difficulty adapting to a captive environment, which can result in refusal to feed, and they generally carry internal or external [[Parasitism|parasites]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}} This species can do quite well in captivity, regularly living for 15–30 years with good care. The oldest recorded ball python in captivity is 62 years, 59 of those at the [[Saint Louis Zoo]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/11/a-new-squeeze-snake-mystery-after-lone-elderly-python-lays-clutch-of-eggs |title=A new squeeze? Snake mystery after lone, elderly python lays a clutch of eggs |website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |year=2020 |access-date=2020-09-11}}</ref>
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