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.

If a human ate 50 percent of their weight in one sitting, their body might not take it. Their stomach would expand, and their heart would begin trying to furiously pump blood to sustain the metabolism ...

A ball python was recovered from a home in Vero Beach on April 29 after being reported to Indian River County Animal Control. The 4- to 4½-foot male ball python was removed from the property and ...

It's official, the Florida Python Challenge this year has a winner. The $10,000 grand prize went to Ronald Kiger, who removed 20 Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades during the 10-day hunt, ...

A warning has been issued in Kananaskis Country after a 1.5-metre-long ball python was spotted in Bow Valley Provincial Park on the past weekend. The large snake, which is native to Africa, is not ...

2:01 Ball python goes missing in Greater Victoria for a second time A 1.4-metre ball python in Greater Victoria has slithered away from its owner for the second time in as many months. The snake was ...

June 27 (UPI) --Animal rescuers in Prince Edward Island, Canada, are caring for a snake found in an unusual place -- the trash. P.E.I. Humane Society officials said sanitation workers came across the ...

An exotic snake set loose inside Tynehead Regional Park in Surrey, B.C., has been rescued after it was spotted by a surprised hiker Wednesday afternoon. Search crews from the district and the ...

TORONTO – Toronto Animals Services (TAS) seized a python from a North York home Tuesday evening. The animal welfare agency received a call from a homeowner near Don Mills Road and Lawrence Avenue ...

Ball pythons are quiet and calm snakes which is why many people across the world keep them as pets. Their small size makes them very easy to care for but if living in India and dream of having one ...

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. Ball pythons are native to west sub Saharan ...