The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world. Adult snakes caught in Florida are between 6 and 9 feet on average, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world. Adult snakes caught in Florida are between 6 and 9 feet on average, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Ball pythons were long assumed to be solitary, but scientists discovered the snakes in captivity prefer each others’ company when given the chance to live socially. By Asher Elbein The ball python ...

A large snake and a venomous huntsman spider were found in the same bedroom at a home in Australia. Snake catchers were called to the house after the owners spotted a "large snake" in the bedroom, ...

An ambulance crew captured a live, ball python snake in Hilo and turned it in to authorities. The crew from American Medical Response found the snake — measuring about 4 feet long and weighing about 3 ...

The Peninsula Humane Society has been inundated with rescued ball pythons in the past year, and now employees are looking for homes for them. “In the last 12 months, we received 10 ball python snakes ...

A ball python, also called the royal python, is a less troublesome cousin to the Burmese, and has been eating its way through the Everglades for decades. Ball pythons are native to west sub Saharan ...