What is a ball python? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted during the Florida Python Challenge? We explain the details.

The emoji snake, a Lavender Albino Piebald ball python, shows several clearly visible smiley faces on its skin.

A brave North Carolina police officer removed a ball python that had found it's way into a man's Subaru and had "hitched a ride" in the grille of the vehicle.