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.

An exotic snake set loose inside Tynehead Regional Park in Surrey, B.C., has been rescued after it was spotted by a surprised hiker Wednesday afternoon. Search crews from the district and the ...

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 ...

City bylaws also prohibit any poisonous snakes. Ball pythons are not poisonous. A person found to be in possession of an illegal snake could face a fine of up to $5,000.

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 ball python and iguana were found in residential areas on Oahu earlier this week, the state Department of Agriculture reported.

The dates for the 2025 Florida Python Challenge are set. Take a look at the longest and heaviest Burmese pythons ever caught in the Sunshine State.

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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 ...

Burmese python invasion: Fighting invasive species Experts at the St. Louis Zoo are trying to figure out how a 62-year-old ball python laid seven eggs despite not being near a male python for more ...