A ball python from Leinwand’s lab. CREDIT: Yuxiao Tan. Compared with the hearts of pythons who hadn’t eaten, the fed pythons increased their own mass by close to 25 percent after eating.

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

A Florida community caught nearly two dozen ball pythons slithering around. Between the species and the Burmese pythons, what are the differences?

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.

Why raising pythons for food is a truly terrible idea Pythons are environmentally destructive, dangerous for farmers to be around, and subject to cruelty. Plants are a much better option.

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. Where are ball pythons native to? Ball ...

Watch these tiny ball pythons break free from their eggs and take their very first breaths!

Residents of St. Augustine's Prairie Lakes neighborhood found more than 20 ball pythons roaming their neighborhood in July alone, including under car hoods.

A brave North Carolina police officer removed a ball python that had found it's way into a man's Subaru and had "hitched a ride" in the grille of the vehicle.

A loose ball python snake was captured Tuesday in a stakeout as the reptile was catching some sunshine along Big Dry Creek Trail in Westminster. Native to central and western Africa, ball pythons ...