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

Learn about what ball pythons eat, how often you should feed them, reasons why they might not eat, and what to do if they won’t eat their food.

A Florida community caught nearly two dozen ball pythons slithering around. Between the species and the Burmese pythons, what are the differences?

A ball python from Leinwand’s lab. CREDIT: Yuxiao Tan. Compared with the hearts of pythons who hadn’t eaten, the fed pythons increased their own mass by close to 25 percent after eating.

The Michigan Humane Society is now in possession of a 3-foot-long ball python that was found at a car dealership on Wednesday in Ferndale.

A 4-foot long ball python was spotted near a playground Friday afternoon in Greenbelt, Maryland. The exotic reptile was spotted on a sidewalk directly outside of the city's public works building.

Meet the almost 5-foot-long ball python rescued by Saginaw County animal control officers last week after Saginaw Township residents found it trying to get into their home.

The 8-foot snake was a ball python, not one of the invasive Burmese pythons that are ravaging the Everglades.