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.

There is a new, slithering addition to the streets of Somerville. A large snake was spotted slinking along the side of a road Saturday morning. Somerville Animal Control confirmed it is a ball python.

Oliver is a ball python who lives at the Lake Superior Zoo and is an animal ambassador. This type of snake is a ground dweller in the savannah or plains of Africa. The ball python gets its name ...

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 ...