If you’ve ever thought about keeping a snake as a pet, chances are you’ve heard of the ball python. It’s one of the most popular snakes for beginners and for good reason. Ball pythons are calm, easy ...

J&R Aquatic Animal Rescue is seeking out community support after seeing a rapid increase in surrendered ball pythons.

Ball pythons, native to Africa, are not part of the local ecosystem, and it's believed the four snakes were likely released pets. (KOMO News) MILL CREEK, Wash. — In early July, a maintenance team ...

A house filled with snakes and spiders might be straight out of many people's nightmares, but to longtime exotic pet keeper ...

A ball python, also called the royal python, is a less troublesome cousin to the Burmese, and has been eating its way through the Everglades for decades. Ball pythons are native to west sub Saharan ...

Imagine checking into your hotel room and discovering a guest you definitely didn’t expect. That’s exactly what happened at a Hyatt in Boise, where an albino ball python was patiently waiting to get ...

A Columbia woman experienced a rude awakening on the early morning of Nov. 5 after turning on the bathroom light in her apartment. She let out a scream when she discovered a ball python behind the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. More than 4,200 species of snakes exist on the planet and ...

A ball python was recovered from a home in Vero Beach on April 29 after being reported to Indian River County Animal Control. The 4- to 4½-foot male ball python was removed from the property and ...

GRANTS PASS, Ore — Wildlife Images executive director Dave Siddon is no stranger to the Sunrise studio, and he always brings a friend or two along with him when he visits. This morning was no ...