Kobylka is a breeder of designer ball pythons—one-of-a-kind, captive-bred snakes whose skin features colors and patterns not usually found in nature. “I think of myself as an explorer,” he ...

Justin Kobylka, of Georgia, said he’d spent years trying to perfect a different pattern on lavender albino ball pythons before the reptile was born with three yellowish smiley faces on its side ...

A selective python breeder has created an Emoji Ball Python snake after 8 years of trying. Justin Kobylka breeds snakes with unique patterns and sells them. The patterns are caused by recessive ...

Ball pythons are a non-native snake in Florida, popular in the pet trade, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. They have a similar pattern to the non-native and ...