A viral video of a young girl playing with her pet ball python has led to growing interest in snakes as pets. The video, which shows the snake 'watching' a movie and 'drawing' on a table, has garnered ...

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 ...

Snakes can live for quite a while, especially in captivity. For ball pythons (Python regius), which are also sometimes called Royal pythons, the average lifespan is about 30 years in captivity. So, ...