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

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

A KZN snake expert has called on people not to release pet ball pythons into the wild after an increase in sightings of this non-indigenous, harmless snake in and around Durban.

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.

Ball pythons are native to West and Central Africa, but a lot of people tend to buy the snakes for pets.

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

Ball pythons are stocky, nonvenomous constrictor snakes known for their distinctive appearance. Adult ball pythons typically range in length from 90 to 137 cm (around 35 to 54 inches) and can ...

Aware that many customers may not know what they're getting into, Siegel tries to steer them toward more manageable snakes such as the ball python, which grows to only six feet or so.

Jesse Rothacker holds Butter, a ball python that was found in a New Holland Sheetz a week ago and apparently survived a wild but brief escape.

Redland's Snake Catcher in Queensland, Australia, helped a family remove a coiled-up python from their home after the family found the reptile curled up under a kids' toy.

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

Schanee Anderson with the Sedgwick County Zoo brought in a ball python to KSN’s Wild Side on Tuesday afternoon.