When in captivity, though, a rat meant as prey can easily maim or kill a ball python. To avoid this, it is usually safest to kill the rat for your snake.

Find out what you need to know about ball python bites and discover the potential health risks.

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 ...

WHEN AUBURN FIREFIGHTERS arrived at a fire in the attic of an apartment house in July, they were astonished by what they saw: more than 30 large ball python snakes, some of which were crawling ...

Tedesco's pet rat almost became a meal for a Ball python that was found in her home. "It would be a good meal, but I think Princess might win, though. She's nippy, and she bites and she's real moody," ...