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===Breeding===
Captive ball pythons are often bred for specific patterns that do not occur in the wild, called "morphs."<ref>{{cite web |website=Reptiles magazine |url=http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/A-Crash-Course-in-Ball-Python-Reptile-Genetics/ |title=A Crash Course in Ball Python/Reptile Genetics |date=2016 |author=Bulinski, S. C.}}</ref><ref name= "Giggs 2023">{{cite magazine|first=Rebecca|last=Giggs|url= https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/02/26/inside-the-world-of-designer-ball-pythons|title=Skin in the Game|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|date=February 21, 2024| access-date=February 19, 2024}}</ref> Breeders are continuously creating new designer morphs, and over 7,500 different morphs currently exist.<ref name= "Giggs 2023"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Morph List – World of Ball Pythons |url=http://www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/ |access-date=2021-08-31 |website=World of Ball Pythons}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Yurdakul E. |date=2020 |title=Ball Python Morphs |url=https://reptilianworld.com/reptile/snake-reptile/ball-python-morphs/ |website=Reptilian world}}</ref> Most morphs are considered solely cosmetic with no harm or benefit to the individual animal. However, the "spider" morph gene has been linked to neurological disease,
==In culture==
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