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

In the wild, ball pythons are usually brown and tan. In America, breeding them to produce eye-catching offspring has become a lucrative, frenetic, and—for some—troubling enterprise.

There’s mounting evidence Everglades pythons can migrate north and west from South Florida. Have they invaded Palm Beach County?

A 4-foot long ball python was spotted near a playground Friday afternoon in Greenbelt, Maryland. The exotic reptile was spotted on a sidewalk directly outside of the city's public works building.