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.

A family in Cleveland, Australia, called in a professional snake catcher to remove the reptile Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

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 ...

ST. AUGUSTINE — Residents of a St. Augustine neighborhood are on edge, saying they've caught 22 ball pythons roaming around their Prairie Lakes homes in July. Experts say the snakes aren't wild and ...

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.

July 15 (UPI) --Residents of a Massachusetts city are being asked to keep an eye out for a ball python that has been caught on camera slithering on the loose in the area. Somerville residents have ...

Radnor Township police are looking for the owner of ball python that was found Tuesday. The 3-to-4-foot snake was found in the area of Strathmore and Conestoga roads. Ball pythons are constrictor ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A live 28-inch ball python snake was found in Kahaluu, according to the Department of Agriculture. The individual said they found the snake in Kahaluu and wanted to remain anonymous ...

The 62-year-old female snake living at the Saint Louis Zoo laid eggs without having to mate with a male. Journalist Bonnie Burton writes about movies, TV shows, comics, science and robots. She is the ...