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

For aspiring snake enthusiasts and first-time reptile keepers, the world of pet snakes can seem like a daunting place. However, ball pythons (Python regius) are a gentle, low-maintenance variety. Be ...

A pet ball python named Lucius escaped from his pirate-costumed owner on a CTA Green Line train and hid inside a control box.

Almost like a scene from the 2006 cult classic “Snakes on a Plane,” fire crews in the western suburbs were called in to help ...

The snake, which was named Zolta by the team, was found to be a ball python. These reptiles, also called royal pythons, are native to west and central sub-Saharan Africa.

However, the video was posted by TikTok user Brytney Johnson (@brytneyjohnson), who said: "It's my pet ball python." The pet snake was mentioned as being about "4.5 feet long" and female.

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Somerville Animal Control has not located the snake and asks anyone who sees it to call the police non-emergency number.

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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.

She's one of two ball pythons at the zoo. The other python snake is a 31-year-old male that isn't kept near the female snake. "It was a surprise," Wanner told CNN .

Firefighters in a Chicago suburb were called to a train to help capture a ball python that got loose from its owner and ...