Well I was just doing more research on ball pythons and made an interesting discovery. While the breeding season starts around late October - early November, female ball pythons usually go through their annual ovulation around the end of March to the beginning of April. After they ovulate, they're infertile for about 6 months, which is when the next breeding season begins.

Now, this information may seem irrelevant on its own, but I used most of my mother's investment money to purchase a male Pewter Bee ball python ( http://www.worldofballpythons.com/m.....hs/pewter-bee/ ) and two normal females, all of which are of the appropriate size and age to breed. That will give me a period of several weeks to introduce the male to the females and possibly get a clutch or two this breeding season. The possibility of getting started a full year earlier than expected has me giddy with excitement.