The snake, which was named Zolta by the team, was found to be a ball python. These reptiles, also called royal pythons, are native to west and central sub-Saharan Africa.

The Ball python (Python regius) is a nonvenomous constrictor snake native to sub-Saharan Africa. Known for its docile temperament and manageable size, it has become one of the most popular pet ...

DMPD's Animal Services Unit has a plan should the animal be seen or captured, officials said.

Ball pythons, also known as the royal python, are native to West and Central Africa. It is non venomous and kills its prey by constriction. This means it coils around its catch and squeezes slowly ...

Ball pythons, also known as royal pythons, are among the most popular snakes used as pets. Adults average in length from 2 to 5 feet. “She was definitely a pet.

A ball python, also called the royal python, is a less troublesome cousin to the Burmese, and has been eating its way through the Everglades for decades. Where are ball pythons native to?

Almost like a scene from the 2006 cult classic “Snakes on a Plane,” fire crews in the western suburbs were called in to help ...

Experts at the St. Louis Zoo are trying to figure out how a 62-year-old ball python laid seven eggs despite not being near a male python for more than 15 years. Mark Wanner, manager of herpetology ...

July 22 (UPI) -- Firefighters in a Chicago suburb were called to a commuter train to help capture a ball python that got loose from its owner and slithered into a control box panel.

The ball python was recovered at the student drop-off area outside Dauphin County Technical School on Wednesday, according to Lower Paxton Township Police.