Ball pythons are carnivores, primarily preying on small mammals and sometimes birds. In the wild, their diet consists mainly of African soft-furred rats, shrews, gerbils, and occasionally striped ...

This is for good reason: ball pythons are one of the easiest snakes to own in terms of handling, care, diet, and purchase. Their easygoing demeanor and resiliency make these snakes beloved by both ...

But pythons do this time and again—in the wild, the Burmese python and the ball python scarcely encounter food and can go up to two years without eating. So, they eat as much as possible when they ...