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Mandy from The Reptile Zoo shares fun facts about Buttercup, an albino Burmese Python. Learn about their size, gentle nature, and restrictions due to the python ban.
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ball pythons: facts and care

Join Michael from The Reptile Zoo as he shares fun facts about ball pythons, including where they're from, their behavior, and what makes them unique!
What is a ball python snake? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted in Florida? We explain the details.
"The snake probably was a pet that got too large to keep and too expensive to feed," Sheriff Lee Foster told Newsweek.
The Burmese python threatens the ecosystem of the Everglades by preying on wildlife, including wading birds, mammals and ...
"This was definitely someone's pet animal, which makes a pretty tragic story," reptile handler Joseph Hart said.
They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat ...
A Florida man with near-unmatched gumption for slaying scaly creatures was awarded $1,000 through a new state incentive system for capturing a staggering 87 invasive pythons in just one month.
A downtown LA woman returned home Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, to find this 20-foot python on top of a dumpster. When animal control authorities didn’t respond, she called a reptile expert who came ...
The video captures one apex predator eating another in a Florida Everglades swamp.
Nearly 300 Burmese pythons were removed during a record-setting Florida Python Challenge this year, state wildlife officials said. The 10-day competition that ran from July 11-20 resulted in a ...