For aspiring snake enthusiasts and first-time reptile keepers, the world of pet snakes can seem like a daunting place.

Above, a stock image of a two-headed ball python. A man who raises snakes helped welcome a two-headed Honduran milk snake recently. Florin Raceanu / 500px/iStock ...

Three live pythons hidden in his underwear led to a Sri Lankan man's arrest at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport.

It's uncommon for pet ball snakes to bite, but it's possible. Here's how to avoid it, and how to treat injuries caused by a bite.

In the wild, ball pythons are usually brown and tan. In America, breeding them to produce eye-catching offspring has become a lucrative, frenetic, and—for some—troubling enterprise.

A Florida community caught nearly two dozen ball pythons slithering around. Between the species and the Burmese pythons, what are the differences?

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. (CBS12) — A weekend pool party in Florida had an unwanted guest when a ball python was found on the pool deck.

The two proceeded to call the police, with deputies successfully removing the snake through the use of a pillowcase. Here's what to know about ball pythons and the removed snake's current whereabouts.

Pythons are non-native to Florida and non-venomous snakes. Burmese pythons are one of the largest snakes in the world. The ball python found in Vero Beach was "friendly" and docile when rescued.

Lincoln Animal Control is searching for the owner of a Ball Python found on Wednesday.

The Burmese python has been wreaking havoc across the Florida Everglades as it slithers its way north into new territory. What do they look like?