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 ...

HOUSTON — Twelve neglected pythons were rescued Thursday from an apartment complex in the Oak Forest area, Harris County Pct. 1 Constable Alan Rosen's Office said. Someone called to alert Precinct 1 ...

The blood python (Python brongersmai), also called the red blood python, is a striking, non-venomous constrictor snake native to Southeast Asia. Recognised for its muscular build and vivid colouration ...

It takes a lot to give professional snake wranglers the creeps, but it happened when a group of hunters captured a python plagued by blood-sucking ticks in Florida’s Everglades. If there’s such a ...

A ball python was recovered from a home in Vero Beach on April 29 after being reported to Indian River County Animal Control. The 4- to 4½-foot male ball python was removed from the property and ...

The goal of constriction is not to break bones; instead, pythons cut off blood flow and oxygen, leading to asphyxiation or cardiac arrest. When a python attacks, death usually occurs within minutes.

Pythons are famous for swallowing enormous meals whole—including morsels bigger than their own body mass. In order to digest these infrequent feasts, the snake’s heart works overtime by increasing its ...

Editor's note: This story originally published in 2024. Python hunter Bayo Hernandez prefers his snake ground up like hamburger meat with ketchup, mustard, and mayo. Another hunter fancies the ...