The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world. Adult snakes caught in Florida are between 6 and 9 feet on average, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

July 15 (UPI) --Residents of a Massachusetts city are being asked to keep an eye out for a ball python that has been caught on camera slithering on the loose in the area. Somerville residents have ...

There is a new, slithering addition to the streets of Somerville. A large snake was spotted slinking along the side of a road Saturday morning. Somerville Animal Control confirmed it is a ball python.

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