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{{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Ball Python}}

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{{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Animal]]ia}}

{{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}

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{{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Squamata]]}}

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{{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Pythonidae]]}}

{{Taxobox_genus_entry | taxon = '''''[[Python (snake)|Python]]'''''}}

{{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''regius'''''}}

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{{Taxobox_section_binomial_parens | color = pink | binomial_name = Python regius | author = [[George Shaw|Shaw]] | date = [[1802]]}}

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The '''Ball Python''' (''Python regius''), also known as the '''Royal Python''', is a ground dwelling [[snake]] native to [[Africa]]. Its name derives from its tendency to curl into a tight "ball" when threatened.