Learn about what ball pythons eat, how often you should feed them, reasons why they might not eat, and what to do if they won’t eat their food.

It's certainly not their typical home, but for the second time in less than a month an exotic ball python has been found slithering around trails on Burnaby Mountain.

Ball pythons aren't venomous, and in any event, it's illegal on P.E.I. to own a poisonous snake or ones measuring longer than three metres. The humane society's new addition, a female, is about an ...

More on ball python found in Palm Beach County: A python was captured in the Lake Park Lowe’s parking lot … but not Burmese. What is the Florida Python Challenge?

Ball pythons get their name from what they do when they feel nervous. Instead of attacking or hissing, they curl up into a ball and hide their head in the middle. It’s their way of staying safe.

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.