Police in Saanich, B.C., say the large ball python captured after escaping its confines and staying on the loose for more than a month in Greater Victoria has been found dead.

Ball pythons are popular pets and can live upwards of 30 years. The long lifespan can be too much for some owners to handle, leading a few to dump them illegally in parks and wilderness areas ...

Watch: Authorities seize a ball python after it was found in a North York home. Laura Zilke reports. TORONTO – Toronto Animals Services (TAS) seized a python from a North York home Tuesday evening.

Police say the reptiles — pythons ranging in length from 30 centimetres to 1.4 metres — were found in plastic storage bins in a motel room in Brantford, Ont.

A surprise visitor of serpentine sorts was rescued from a home over the Fourth of July weekend, and soon made its way into ...

A warning has been issued in Kananaskis Country after a 1.5-metre-long ball python was spotted in Bow Valley Provincial Park on the past weekend.The large snake, which is native to Africa, is not ...

The ball python is not poisonous. It’s native to Western and West-Central Africa and primarily subdues prey by constricting and suffocating them. They can grow up to 5 feel long.

WILLIAMSPORT – The ball python found in the engine compartment of a vehicle in Williamsport might have a new home. The Lycoming County SPCA has received one applicant after putting the snake up ...