Ball pythons (Python regius), native to the grasslands of West and Central Africa, are named for their habit of curling into a tight ball with their head hidden in the centre when threatened. The ...
When Skip Maas first adopted Agrapina, a mottled ball python, she hadn't eaten in 14 months. But as he soon observed, she was still a taut coil of spring-loaded muscle. Presented with a rat, she ...