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

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 ...

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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.

But pythons do this time and again—in the wild, the Burmese python and the ball python scarcely encounter food and can go up to two years without eating. So, they eat as much as possible when they ...

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

Although ball pythons have previously been found in the wild in Florida, there are no known reproducing populations, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.