Ball python (Python regius) trade chain in Benin, West Africa. The numbers presented refer to specimens (i.e., either alive, dried, smoked, as a whole or in parts). The width of the arrow indicates the relative proportion of the different actors that are involved in the varying/diverse trading activities including “hunters” (n = 18), “bushmeat sellers” (n = 14), “middlemen” (n = 8), “exporters” (n = 2).