In this episode of Reefs and Reptiles we will be focusing on the natural history of the ball python (Python regius).  Ball Pythons come from countries in West Africa.  Many ball pythons are exported from the countries of Benin, Togo, and Ghana.  Ball pythons are part of the Boidae family which includes boa constrictors and other pythons.  This is the first episode in a ball python series, in future episodes we will be focusing more on ball python husbandry.