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ball python
ball python n. 
/ˌbɑl ˈpaɪˌθɑn/,
Brit. /ˈbɔːl ˌpʌɪθn/
, /ˈbɔːl ˌpʌɪθn/U.S. /ˌbɔl ˈpaɪˌθɑn/
, /ˌbɔl ˈpaɪˌθɑn//ˌbɑl ˈpaɪˌθɑn/West African English /ˌbɔl ˈpaitɔn/
a small West African python, Python regius, which curls into a tight ball with the head hidden when alarmed, and is popular as a pet in North America; also called royal python./ˌbɔl ˈpaitɔn/ΚΠ
1928 Ann. Rep. Secretary Smithsonian Inst. App. 107/1 Animals in the Collection [of the National Zoological Park]... Ball python (Python regius)..Rock python (Python molurus).
1955 G. Cansdale Reptiles W. Afr. ii. 23 When first captured it often curls itself into a ball at any alarm, and from this habit is often called the ball python, or..in Sierra Leone, the ‘shame snake’.
2004 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 13 June i. 8/4 About 2 million to 3 million reptiles are imported into the United States each year, including more than 1 million iguanas and 80,000 ball pythons.
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