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.

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.

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.