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.

What is a ball python? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted during the Florida Python Challenge? We explain details here.

A brave North Carolina police officer removed a ball python that had found it's way into a man's Subaru and had "hitched a ride" in the grille of the vehicle.

The ball python was discovered near the student dropoff/pickup area at Dauphin County Technical School this morning, police said.

Ball pythons were long assumed to be solitary, but scientists discovered the snakes in captivity prefer each others’ company when given the chance to live socially.

COURTESY HDOA Police found a live ball python in a deceased man’s home in Waipahu. Snakes are illegal to transport and possess in Hawaii.