A ball python eats a white rat. Ball pythons are the smallest python species in Africa. Tubagus Aditya Irawa/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images ...

A wild python has had surgery to remove a tennis ball from its stomach after it was caught eating the family dog’s toy last week.

Most adult ball pythons eat once every 7 to 14 days. Another reason people love ball pythons is their color. There are many types, called “morphs,” that come in different colors and patterns.

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.

A TOWNSVILLE snake handler has helped a carpet python regurgitate a tennis ball after it was found swollen in a residential yard.

Burmese pythons wreak havoc across the Florida Everglades. The invasive snakes eat just about anything. Do they eat alligators? What animals eat them?

Torchwood male leopard caught a pair of Southern African pythons and ate them! Pythons are an unusual food choice for a leopard but they do seem to be fairly easy prey as they are slow. The bigger ...

A warning has been issued in Kananaskis Country after a 1.5-metre-long ball python was spotted in Bow Valley Provincial Park on the past weekend.The large snake, which is native to Africa, is not ...

Eat Rat, Make New Body: Easy Stuff for Pythons The extreme metabolism of some snakes could provide leads on how to regenerate human tissue.