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 ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — On a cold, gray winter day, Stephen Secor pulled into the driveway of David and Amber Nelson, who welcomed him into their converted basement, filled with stacks of refrigerator-size ...

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 ...

Aug. 23 (UPI) --A Florida woman who spotted a "fat snake" slithering beneath her deck called in a wildlife expert who went under her house to catch the ball python. The resident summoned wildlife ...

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 ...

Dozens of snakes and rodents were seized from a single home in a rescue charity's biggest single-day haul in recent memories. The Wisconsin Humane Society rescued 52 ball python snakes, 84 rats and 24 ...