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

A ball python, usually found in Africa, made an appearance at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in Wheaton. A woman spotted it under her car and called for help. Sgt. Krist Schroeder, ...

Native to central western Africa, ball pythons are the smallest of African pythons, growing up to 6 feet long. Their name refers to their tendency to roll into a ball shape when threatened.

Somerville’s animal control department received reports of a python on the loose Saturday, sparking an unusual neighborhood ...

A rehearsal by a popular jatra troupe in Odisha’s Jajpur district has sparked a wildlife law probe after a video ...

Ball pythons are native to west sub saharan Africa and typically don’t grow as long as the invasive Burmese pythons blamed for wiping out small mammal populations in South Florida.

A loose ball python snake was captured Tuesday in a stakeout as the reptile was catching some sunshine along Big Dry Creek Trail in Westminster. Native to central and western Africa, ball pythons ...