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.

WILLIAMSPORT – The ball python found in the engine compartment of a vehicle in Williamsport might have a new home. The Lycoming County SPCA has received one applicant after putting the snake up for ...

WHEATON, Ill. (WLS) -- A snake was found at a DuPage County forest preserve Wednesday. The DuPage County Forest Preserve Office found the snake, a ball python, at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in ...

An injured ball python and a domestic rat are recovering after they were found abandoned at the Sooke Potholes on Monday.

Residents in Uniondale came across a 4-foot-long snake slithering near their basement window at their home on First Place on ...

ATLANTA - A couple in Kirkwood is trying to tempt a snake. They found what they believe is an adult ball python slithering through their front yard on Rogers Street in southeast Atlanta. Igor Malenky ...

An ambulance crew captured a live, ball python snake in Hilo and turned it in to authorities. The crew from American Medical Response found the snake — measuring about 4 feet long and weighing about 3 ...

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 ...

What is a ball python snake? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted in Florida? We explain the details.

WHEATON, Ill. (WLS) -- A snake was found at a DuPage County forest preserve Wednesday. The DuPage County Forest Preserve Office found the snake, a ball python, at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in ...