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.

Ball pythons are non-venomous, instead killing their prey using their long bodies to constrict the victim until it dies. Zolta the ball python coiled up into a ball.

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.

At day 9 of incubation, one ball python egg shows promise while the rest of the clutch struggles. Follow the careful monitoring and hopes for a successful hatch.