---
title: "Ball Python"
description: "Python regius — Reptiles. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/ball-python
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ball Python

> Python regius — Reptiles. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Python regius*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3165
- Wikidata: [Q464424](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q464424)
- iNaturalist taxon: [32158](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/32158)

## Names

- en: Ball Python
- de: Königspython
- es: Pitón real africana
- fr: Python Royal
- nl: Koningspython
- pt: Píton-real
- pl: Pyton królewski

## Countries with the most observations

US (31), BJ (18), NG (14), GN (11), SL (6), TG (6), GH (5), PR (4), SN (3)

## Photo

![Ball Python](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ball-python/medium.jpg)

Photo: TylerMascola · CC0 · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Killer_bee_ball_python_snake.png

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ball-python?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).