I just brought home my very first pet snake—a beautiful ball python—and now it’s time to build him a proper home. In this ...

At least one week of rest is recommended after buying a ball python or transferring them to a new enclosure. However, after that rest period, you can handle your ball python regularly. Well ...

Ball pythons are picky eaters ... Adjust the temperature in the enclosure. Clean the habitat.

Specialized care. A ball python needs a large enough cage, so it has room to move around. It also needs a specialized diet, veterinary care, and socialization.

Because they do not have venom, ball pythons are not poisonous. However, a bite can cause an infection, so you should call your doctor if you’re bitten. Share on Pinterest Ball pythons are ...

Ball pythons were long assumed to be solitary ... Kumpan placed a mixed-sex group of six pythons for 10 days in a large enclosure — one with enough plastic shelters for each snake — and ...

Ball pythons, pictured under a red light, are seen coiled together after scientists lifted up the shelter where they chose to congregate inside their enclosure at Wilfrid Laurier University.

Ball pythons are native to central and western Africa ... used to put the snakes together in buckets while cleaning their cages. “We’re saying 15 plus years, but I mean, it’s probably ...

Ball pythons consume small prey ... If owners only handle the snake or open its enclosure at meals, it may associate them with food. "Handle these snakes frequently from a young age, or else ...

A ball python named Kai had slipped from his cage sometime over the Labor Day holiday weekend and made a quick getaway. School officials have looked everywhere. The fire department brought its ...

The ball python in St. Louis ... at the time were not separated from each other when the keepers cleaned their cages. The eggs are about halfway through the incubation period and, if they survive ...