What is a ball python snake? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted in Florida? We explain the details.

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Do ball pythons like to be cuddled? Once a ball python becomes comfortable in its environment, it may bond with its human companion.

Leslie Leinwand, a University of Colorado Boulder professor, leads one of the few labs worldwide that studies pythons to improve human health.

A Lehigh Acres family found themselves in a slithery situation when a friendly ball python decided to crash their pool party.