Learn why ball pythons are considered low risk pets and what care, habitat, and health needs to consider before owning one.

Meet Fig, the Ball Python! We don't get a lot of reptiles on Weekend Sunrise...and they may not be everyone's cup of tea, but maybe there's someone out there looking to add something exotic to their ...

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 ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR/Gray News) - Residents in an Illinois neighborhood are currently on the lookout for a pet snake. Jonathan Delaney told WIFR that his 15-year-old ball python named Bubba slithered ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OAK PARK, Ill. — Almost like a scene from ...

A Columbia woman experienced a rude awakening on the early morning of Nov. 5 after turning on the bathroom light in her apartment. She let out a scream when she discovered a ball python behind the ...

The ball python is the most commonly traded African species under CITES, with more than 3 million of these reptiles exported since 1975, mainly from Togo, Ghana and Benin. Listed under CITES Appendix ...