Why is the ball python so called?

Why is the ball python so called?The royal python, a snake of equatorial West Africa, has an unusual way of protecting itself when disturbed. It can roll of into an almost perfect ball, and so has earned itself the name of ball python. Tame specimens can even be rolled along in this undignified manner!

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