The species is widely kept as a pet in the United States and usually grows to about 3 to 4 feet long.

DERRY, N.H. (WJW) — It’s not what you want to see upon walking into your bathroom. A person in New Hampshire called police Monday to alert them they’d found a large python slithering around in their ...

SHALLOTTE, N.C. (WECT/Gray News) – A large ball python snake was spotted slithering around a Chili’s parking lot in southeastern North Carolina Tuesday. The Shallotte Police Department posted pictures ...

A family in Cleveland, Australia, called in a professional snake catcher to remove the reptile Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, ...

A large snake appears to be on the loose in the South Bay. A couple in a neighborhood on the Santa Clara-San Jose border discovered what looks to be a python in their backyard Wednesday evening.

A South Carolina woman woke up Tuesday morning and went to her apartment’s bathroom where she was met by a large snake that was behind the toilet, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department said. It ...

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