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.

Police in Peabody are looking for a couple who slithered away with a snake worth $300 from a city pet store.

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.

They get their name from their behavior of curling themselves up into a tight ball, Petco says. If you happen to be missing your python, please contact Lower Paxton Township Police at (717) 558-6900.