Rare ball python morphs and world-first genetics at always evolving pythons ...

A California woman has found the answers for how a 3-foot ball python showed up in her toilet earlier this week.

This breeder introduces a unique Burmese and ball python hybrid that stands out because of its impressive size. The snake ...

The app will use years of data to predict when and where hunters are most likely to find the invasive snakes. Previous research found the best time to hunt is between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. during the wet ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge offers cash prizes to hunters for removing invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Pythons are ambush predators that use constriction to kill prey by cutting ...

Professional python hunter Carl Jackson recently caught a 202-pound python, the second heaviest ever recorded in Florida. Python bites are a common risk for hunters, and their teeth feel like needles ...

A Florida pizzeria owner is redefining the term “exotic pet trade” by accepting captured Burmese pythons as payment for a pie. “I’m the first place in the world to accept python as currency,” Dustin ...

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For new discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines, follow NPR's Short Wave podcast. When Skip Maas first adopted Agrapina, a mottled ball python, she hadn't eaten in 14 ...