The ball python, a snake native to west Africa, makes an interesting and unconventional pet for those who enjoy a challenge. Unlike common pets such as dogs and cats, ball pythons will not eat dried ...

A python and a rat will be looking for new homes after being found in a small box left at Sooke Potholes Regional Park. The Capital Regional District Animal Shelter was contacted after the ball python ...

The extreme metabolism of some snakes could provide leads on how to regenerate human tissue. Elanor, a Burmese python, feeding on a rat in the converted garage of David Nelson, who has several snakes ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — On a cold, gray winter day, Stephen Secor pulled into the driveway of David and Amber Nelson, who welcomed him into their converted basement, filled with stacks of refrigerator-size ...

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 ...

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Slithers and squeaks frighten most people, however those noises are part of critter enthusiast Tom Yeager’s everyday life. Yeager, 74, started raising and breeding ball pythons and rodents about six ...

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 ...

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