Note to readers: The Naples Daily News and News-Press are asking experts questions about Burmese Pythons in 2024. The invasive snake is wreaking havoc with the ecosystem in southern parts of Florida.

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 ...

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 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.

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 ...

The Ball python (Python regius) is a nonvenomous constrictor snake native to sub-Saharan Africa. Known for its docile ...

Sleep is one of nature's greatest mysteries, and while we humans aim for seven to nine hours a night, some animals take it to extremes. These sleepy creatures have evolved and adapted to unique ways ...

A Columbia woman experienced a rude awakening on the early morning of Nov. 5 after turning on the bathroom light in her apartment. She let out a scream when she discovered a ball python behind the ...

On a fall day in Gainesville, Georgia, Justin Kobylka, the forty-two-year-old owner of Kinova Reptiles, was preparing to cut open two clutches of snake eggs. He was hoping to hit upon some valuable, ...