Their feeding needs vary depending on their size, and you don’t need to feed them every day. What ball pythons eat. In general, the youngest, smallest ones eat small frozen feeder mice or rats. Larger ...

Because they do not have venom, ball pythons are not poisonous. However, a bite can cause an infection, so you should call your doctor if you’re bitten. Share on Pinterest Ball pythons are popular ...

Ball pythons, native to sub-Saharan Africa, are popular nonvenomous snakes known for their docile nature and distinct behavior of coiling into a ball when threatened. They play a vital role in ...

Though widely bred in captivity in the U.S. and Europe, tens of thousands are exported from West Africa each year, with little understanding of what that means for their conservation or well-being.

A St. Louis Zoo female python has laid seven eggs despite not being near a male python for at least two decades. The 62-year-old ball python, which has no name, laid the eggs on July 23, three of ...

A snake owner has shared how her pet snake accidentally mistook her hand for a rat, leading to an unfortunate bite. Mia lives in Western Washington and has had her ball python Aphrodite for five years ...

Residents in Somerville, Mass., are being asked to be on the lookout for a ball python on the loose. File Photo by Saint Louis Zoo/UPI July 15 (UPI) --Residents of a Massachusetts city are being asked ...

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 garnered ...

Sept. 23 (UPI) --A ball python found its way into the D.C. Fire and EMS Department's training academy and was safely apprehended by emergency personnel. The department said on social media that the ...