An Orangevale, Calif., woman who discovered a 3-foot ball python in her toilet may finally know how it got there. As ABC10 reported, the mystery snake appears to be a lost pet that was previously seen ...

Burmese pythons aren’t native to Florida. These massive constrictor snakes hail from Southeast Asia, but decades of the exotic pet trade brought them stateside. A key moment in their spread came in ...

For new discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines, follow NPR's Short Wave podcast. When Skip Maas first adopted Agrapina, a mottled ball python, she hadn't eaten in 14 ...