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 ...

One Florida neighborhood had some quick flashes of color slithering by their homes recently. Residents of a St. Augustine community caught 22 ball pythons roaming around their Prairie Lakes homes last ...

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.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Update: No, pythons released in St. Augustine are not likely to survive or breed in the wild A St. Augustine neighborhood is on edge. Neighbors living in Prairie Lakes say ...

The Ball python (Python regius) is a nonvenomous constrictor snake native to sub-Saharan Africa. Known for its docile temperament and manageable size, it has become one of the most popular pet ...

Though widely bred in captivity in the U.S. and Europe, tens of thousands are exported from West Africa each year, with little understanding of what that means for their conservation or well-being.

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 ...

In a record-setting expedition, conservationists in the Everglades captured and removed 11 invasive pythons from the environment. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Pythons are non-native to Florida and non-venomous snakes. Burmese pythons are one of the largest snakes in the world. The ball python found in Vero Beach was "friendly" and docile when rescued. A ...