Samuel “Sam” Raymer is a successful entrepreneur and business owner who currently serves as a land agent and CEO of Raymer Land Services in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Outside of his professional work, Sam Raymer enjoys breeding ball pythons, and plans to develop a python breeding website.
Ball pythons originated in west and central Africa, and have become common pets for their docile nature and reluctance to bite handlers. Also known as royal pythons, ball pythons are non-venomous, and capture prey using constriction. In terms of appearance, these snakes have a stout body that is either dark brown or black, with a cream- or white-colored belly.
Although it is common for pet ball pythons to experience periods of fasting, they should be offered meals every 7-10 days (more for juveniles). Meals should consist of small rodents that have been frozen and thawed out. This prevents the dangers that come with offering live prey to a snake that may not be interested in feeding. In regards to size, the rodent should be roughly the size of the ball python’s midsection, and leave a small lump in the snake’s body once it feeds.
