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 ...

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

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.

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.