Is a ball python a good pet? Because of the snake's less aggressive behavior, ball pythons are among the most popular snakes used as pets. Adults average in length from 2 to 5 feet.

What is a ball python? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted during the Florida Python Challenge? We explain the details.

A ball python, a snake native to Africa, was found at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in DuPage County Wednesday.

A viral video of a young girl playing with her pet ball python has led to growing interest in snakes as pets. The video, which shows the snake 'watching' a movie and 'drawing' on a table, has ...

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 ...

Python on the loose A couple in Kirkwood is trying to tempt a snake. They found what they believe is an adult ball python slithering through their front yard. FOX 5's Christopher King has the story.

A nonvenomous ball python snake estimated at 4-1/2 to 5 feet long was en route to the state Department of Agriculture’s plant quarantine branch in Honolulu after it was discovered over the ...

Police are on the lookout for a 3-foot ball python that escaped its tank and slithered out a window.

Redland's Snake Catcher in Queensland, Australia, helped a family remove a coiled-up python from their home after the family found the reptile curled up under a kids' toy.