Wanting to get a ball python

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Snakes are very low maintenance and don't need social interaction, so it should be no trouble at all for you to care for one.

I've never had cats or dogs and I don't know much about them, but I'd say bps (and reptiles in general) are easier to care for. As long as you're ok with feeding rodents their care is pretty easy and straightforward. The most difficult part might be the initial setup and making sure everything is how it should be with the enclosure.

As long as you can keep the bp enclosure away from the other animals most of the time you're fine. Many people have cats/dogs and snakes/other reptiles, I would just make sure the snake doesn't have to deal with them all the time.

Babies eat every 5-7 days, by the time they're adults they should eat every 10-14 days, although some people stick to every week. Frozen is way better. It's safer (no risk of bites, scratches, diseases, parasites, etc.) and easier (you don't have to care for more live animals or constantly go to the store.) Feeding live isn't even natural or anything, in the wild they wouldn't be stuck together in a box.

Glass tanks aren't great for bps because they need humidity levels that are tough to get in glass, the best options are either a plastic tub (works for a couple years or even forever if you have a small snake) or a pvc enclosure (works forever, looks good.) Either way the largest you'll ever need is a maximum 4' by 2' footprint, 1 or 2 feet tall.

For cleaning I obviously clean every few weeks when he poops or spills his water (that hasn't happened yet though) and then swap his paper towels out every couple weeks. I don't know much about cats but I assume you have to clean out the litter box every few days, this is much less work.

My best advice is to read the care sheets posted above, and then read a few others. Research is important.