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 ...

American breeders are selling designer ball pythons known as “morphs,” whose bright colors have become popular on Instagram and on YouTube channels such as Snake Discovery. Rebecca Giggs reports.

Alycia Griffith was once afraid of snakes. Now she has four pet snakes and makes earrings and necklaces from their skin. She ...

The Forest Preserve District of Will County’s new ball python snake has a name thanks to hundreds of votes cast on social media.The name Penny was the top choice for the snake, which has joined ...

KAUKAUNA - This story could make your skin crawl. ... the snake was discovered in Kaukauna, and it was a 2-foot-long juvenile ball python that belonged to a former resident and had been missing ...