A viral video of a young girl playing with her pet ball python has led to growing interest in snakes as pets. The video, which shows the snake 'watchi ...

If you’ve ever thought about keeping a snake as a pet, chances are you’ve heard of the ball python. It’s one of the most popular snakes for beginners and for good reason.

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The snake is a ball python (Python regius), a species named after its habit of coiling up into a ball-like shape when distressed.

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

Is a ball python a good pet? Because of the snake's less aggressive behavior, ball pythons are among the most popular snakes used as pets. Adults average in length from 2 to 5 feet.

After coming across a pet python at a party, Concklin thought a snake would be the perfect low-maintenance pet. Nine months later, she’s realized how sweet her snake can be.

In September 2023, a ball python was found in a Walmart parking lot in Pickens, with police taking it into custody. The snake was believed to be a lost pet.

In the wild, ball pythons are usually brown and tan. In America, breeding them to produce eye-catching offspring has become a lucrative, frenetic, and—for some—troubling enterprise.

The ball python was found in the area of Bristol Lane, with "no collar or tags," police officers posted on the department's Facebook page.