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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Burmese pythons are killing off mammals that would normally keep Florida's rat population in check. A new study found that parts of the Florida Everglades were becoming overrun with rats as a result.

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 ...

Their feeding needs vary depending on their size, and you don’t need to feed them every day. What ball pythons eat. In general, the youngest, smallest ones eat small frozen feeder mice or rats. Larger ...

Dozens of snakes and rodents were seized from a single home in a rescue charity's biggest single-day haul in recent memories. The Wisconsin Humane Society rescued 52 ball python snakes, 84 rats and 24 ...

Welcome back to school, kids! A 3-foot-long ball python escaped from its cage inside a Wisconsin high school — and is believed to be hiding out inside a science lab ventilation system, school ...

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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 ...