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.

What is a ball python? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted during the Florida Python Challenge? We explain details here.

Ball pythons are non-venomous, instead killing their prey using their long bodies to constrict the victim until it dies. Zolta the ball python coiled up into a ball.

Massive 500-pound mating ball of pythons discovered in Florida (Photo By Kathryn Scott Osler/The Denver Post via Getty Images) Denver Post via Getty Images ...

Residents of a Massachusetts city are being asked to keep an eye out for a ball python that has been caught on camera slithering on the loose in the area.

The ball python was discovered near the student dropoff/pickup area at Dauphin County Technical School this morning, police said.

Ball pythons can grow up to six feet long and are common pets within the United States, HDOA said. Officials said the snake was “likely” an escaped pet, due to its calm demeanor — and the ...

No, ball pythons are not likely to survive and breed in St. Augustine. The snakes currently being found in St. Augustine were not a product of breeding in the wild.

A Lehigh Acres family found themselves in a slithery situation when a friendly ball python decided to crash their pool party.

What is a ball python snake? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted in Florida? We explain the details.

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.