A ball python from Leinwand’s lab. CREDIT: Yuxiao Tan. Compared with the hearts of pythons who hadn’t eaten, the fed pythons increased their own mass by close to 25 percent after eating.

Ball pythons, native to sub-Saharan Africa, are popular nonvenomous snakes known for their docile nature and distinct behavior of coiling into a ball when threatened. They play a vital role in ...

Police in Saanich, B.C., say the large ball python captured after escaping its confines and staying on the loose for more than a month in Greater Victoria has been found dead.

St. Petersburg, Florida, police removed the snake from Dell Holmes Park. The python will go to a snake rehab facility in Hillsborough County.

Ball pythons are popular pets, especially for beginners, due to their calm nature and manageable size. These snakes curl into a ball when nervous, mak ...

A South Carolina woman ended up calling the police for help after she walked into her apartment's bathroom and found a large ball python behind her toilet.

A large ball python was removed from a park in St. Petersburg Wednesday.

Animal control officers in Canton are looking for whoever dumped a large ball python snake at a local reservoir. Burlington and Canton Animal Control said the young snake was seen being dumped at ...

Wildlife experts in southwest Florida said they recently captured 500 pounds of invasive Burmese pythons after discovering a large ball of mating snakes in Collier County.

Officials with a California park said they are searching for a large ball python spotted slithering on the loose after apparently being abandoned by its owner.

An 18ft ‘monster’ python was found in the Lincolnshire countryside along with three others – all thought to be abandoned pets. A fifth snake could still be on the loose, say police, with ...