Ball pythons were long assumed to be solitary, but scientists discovered the snakes in captivity prefer each others’ company when given the chance to live socially. By Asher Elbein The ball python ...

Residents in Somerville, Mass., are being asked to be on the lookout for a ball python on the loose. File Photo by Saint Louis Zoo/UPI July 15 (UPI) --Residents of a Massachusetts city are being asked ...

July 22 (UPI) --Firefighters in a Chicago suburb were called to a commuter train to help capture a ball python that got loose from its owner and slithered into a control box panel. The Oak Park Fire ...

Snake Yoga incorporates live ball pythons into the class. A yoga studio in Costa Mesa, Calif., offers “Snake Yoga,” where participants not only handle a live ball python, but let it slither across ...

A beloved ball python named Darwin has gone missing from the Ocean Beach library, where he was part of a special program encouraging children to read.

A monster python on the loose in South Carolina was caught steps from a local high school Monday night — and it took three brave souls to wrangle the beast back into captivity. The python was found ...