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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Snake found Radnor — Police are attempting to locate the owner of a 3-4 foot long ball python snake that was found in the area of Strathmore and Conestoga roads. Anyone that either is the owner or ...

Viral Video: It seems like the internet is suffering from a new ‘fever’- snake fever! Yes, a video was shared on social media, which ended up making netizens want a snake as a pet. The said clip ...

While Poppy spends most of her time in her terrarium, her mom, Lauren (@laurenalyses), lets her out every day to hang with ...