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.

Recently, there have been multiple ball python sightings in S.C. In September 2023, a ball python was found in a Walmart parking lot in Pickens, with police taking it into custody.

Zookeepers at the Saint Louis Zoo were surprised to see their oldest snake coiled around a clutch of freshly laid eggs because she hadn’t been near a male in more than 15 years.

Woman surprised by ball python found in her toilet Steve Kennedy with Steve's Snaketuary helped get a ball python out of a woman's toilet early Wednesday morning. (Steve Kennedy) ...

Woman surprised by ball python found in her toilet Steve Kennedy with Steve's Snaketuary helped get a ball python out of a woman's toilet early Wednesday morning. (Steve Kennedy) ...

Woman surprised by ball python found in her toilet Steve Kennedy with Steve's Snaketuary helped get a ball python out of a woman's toilet early Wednesday morning. (Steve Kennedy) ...

The ball python was discovered near the student dropoff/pickup area at Dauphin County Technical School this morning, police said.

Woman surprised by ball python found in her toilet Steve Kennedy with Steve's Snaketuary helped get a ball python out of a woman's toilet early Wednesday morning. (Steve Kennedy) ...

The snake, which is about 62 and hasn’t had contact with a male python in at least 15 years, surprised zookeepers at the St. Louis Zoo. By Concepción de León A 62-year-old ball python gave ...

A python in Queensland, Australia, got quite a scratchy surprise when the 5-foot-long (1.5 meters) snake gulped down a tennis ball this week.