The Burmese python is one of several nonnative giant constrictor snakes - believed to be former pets - that have been introduced and then established themselves in Florida's Everglades National Park.

The Saint Louis Zoo had an end-of-summer surprise when a 62-year-old ball python laid seven eggs July 23. Even more amazing is that zookeepers say this happened without a male snake being involved.

ST. AUGUSTINE — Residents of a St. Augustine neighborhood are on edge, saying they've caught 22 ball pythons roaming around their Prairie Lakes homes in July. Experts say the snakes aren't wild ...