The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world. Adult snakes caught in Florida are between 6 and 9 feet on average, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Ball pythons were long assumed to be solitary, but scientists discovered the snakes in captivity prefer each others’ company when given the chance to live socially. By Asher Elbein The ball python ...

In 2020, this female ball python, aged 62, laid a clutch of viable eggs, despite having no contact with a male for over 15 ...

A 62-year-old ball python at the St. Louis Zoo laid seven eggs this summer, and keepers have questions. First of all, she hasn’t been with a male ball python in at least two decades. And second, ball ...