The ball python, a snake native to west Africa, makes an interesting and unconventional pet for those who enjoy a challenge. Unlike common pets such as dogs and cats, ball pythons will not eat dried ...

A python and a rat will be looking for new homes after being found in a small box left at Sooke Potholes Regional Park. The Capital Regional District Animal Shelter was contacted after the ball python ...

July 15 (UPI) --Residents of a Massachusetts city are being asked to keep an eye out for a ball python that has been caught on camera slithering on the loose in the area. Somerville residents have ...

A ball python, similar to this one, has gone missing in Vic West, police say. An escaped ball python that’s been on the loose in Victoria for a month will eventually show itself, either to sun itself ...

Residents in Somerville, Mass., are being asked to be on the lookout for a ball python on the loose. File Photo by Saint Louis Zoo/UPI July 15 (UPI) --Residents of a Massachusetts city are being asked ...

Welcome back to school, kids! A 3-foot-long ball python escaped from its cage inside a Wisconsin high school — and is believed to be hiding out inside a science lab ventilation system, school ...

The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world. Adult snakes caught in Florida are between 6 and 9 feet on average, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

May 25 (UPI) --A Florida woman doing laundry at her home said she was shocked to discover a ball python while rinsing out her pet rat's blankets. Cocoa resident Juanita Tedesco said she was washing ...

Ball pythons, native to sub-Saharan Africa, are popular nonvenomous snakes known for their docile nature and distinct behavior of coiling into a ball when threatened. They play a vital role in ...

A snake owner has shared how her pet snake accidentally mistook her hand for a rat, leading to an unfortunate bite. Mia lives in Western Washington and has had her ball python Aphrodite for five years ...

Though widely bred in captivity in the U.S. and Europe, tens of thousands are exported from West Africa each year, with little understanding of what that means for their conservation or well-being.