What is a ball python? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted during the Florida Python Challenge? We explain the details.

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.

Woman surprised by ball python found in her toilet Steve Kennedy with Steve's Snaketuary helped get a ball python out of a woman's toilet early Wednesday morning. (Steve Kennedy) ...

Woman surprised by ball python found in her toilet Steve Kennedy with Steve's Snaketuary helped get a ball python out of a woman's toilet early Wednesday morning. (Steve Kennedy) ...

Woman surprised by ball python found in her toilet Steve Kennedy with Steve's Snaketuary helped get a ball python out of a woman's toilet early Wednesday morning. (Steve Kennedy) ...

Woman surprised by ball python found in her toilet Steve Kennedy with Steve's Snaketuary helped get a ball python out of a woman's toilet early Wednesday morning. (Steve Kennedy) ...

The ball python was discovered near the student dropoff/pickup area at Dauphin County Technical School this morning, police said.

The snake, which is about 62 and hasn’t had contact with a male python in at least 15 years, surprised zookeepers at the St. Louis Zoo. By Concepción de León A 62-year-old ball python gave ...

A python in Queensland, Australia, got quite a scratchy surprise when the 5-foot-long (1.5 meters) snake gulped down a tennis ball this week.