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

If ball pythons were to completely disappear due to trapping and hunting, the local environment would suffer, D’Cruze said.

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, native to sub-Saharan Africa, are popular nonvenomous snakes known for their docile nature and distinct behavior of coiling into a ball when threatened. They play a vital role in ...

Dusty “The Wildman” Crum, far left, and his crew of python hunters track and kill snakes in the Florida Everglades on the new series “Guardians of the Glades,” premiering May 28 on ...

A KZN snake expert has called on people not to release pet ball pythons into the wild after an increase in sightings of this non-indigenous, harmless snake in and around Durban.

Every year, hunters descend on the Everglades to kill Burmese pythons. Two women are among the eradicators.

Persuading Floridians That Hunting Invasive Pythons Is Fun Jenny Novak, a state wildlife biologist, has trained more than a thousand locals to capture wild snakes in the Everglades.

Though Burmese pythons are popular exotic pets, they're now illegal in Florida after so many escaped or were released into the wild.