Native to central western Africa, ball pythons are the smallest of African pythons, growing up to 6 feet long. Their name refers to their tendency to roll into a ball shape when threatened.

In early July, a maintenance team discovered four ball pythons in a local nature preserve. These snakes, native to Africa, ...

A ball python, usually found in Africa, made an appearance at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in Wheaton. A woman spotted it under her car and called for help.

Ball pythons are native to west sub saharan Africa and typically don’t grow as long as the invasive Burmese pythons blamed for wiping out small mammal populations in South Florida.

Editorial Standards ⓘ NEW HOLLAND, Pa. — A Lancaster County reptile rescue says they have found the owner of an African Ball Python found at a Lancaster County gas station last week.

A loose ball python snake was captured Tuesday in a stakeout as the reptile was catching some sunshine along Big Dry Creek Trail in Westminster. Native to central and western Africa, ball pythons ...

A Ball Python, a snake native to Africa, was found at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in DuPage County Wednesday. WHEATON, Ill. (WLS) -- A snake was found at a DuPage County forest preserve Wednesday.

Georgia couple find 4-foot ball python outside home The Atlanta couple and an animal welfare group are trying to coax the snake, native to Africa, out of the yard.

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.

Recently, there have been multiple ball python sightings in S.C. In September 2023, a ball python was found in a Walmart parking lot in Pickens, with police taking it into custody.