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 ...

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, ...

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 ...