It is also recognized as one of the natural food sources for ball pythons.

Captive-bred ball pythons, in particular, are fed a diet of mostly rats.

Ball pythons prefer grasslands, savannas and sparsely wooded areas.

Included among the animals at the garage were ball pythons, an anaconda, millipedes from Africa, and a savannah monitor, a two-foot lizard.

Popular pets such as the bearded dragon, red-eared slider, leopard geckos, and ball pythons often appear in the magazine.

He has two dogs, two ball pythons, and 1,200 praying mantises that he raised from eggs and released in his backyard.

Snakes, especially ball pythons, may also exhibit seemingly varying patches of completely pigmentless scales along with patches of pigmented scales.

Although not as thick-bodied as ball pythons, they do, on average, get longer and have a stronger feeding response in comparison to ball pythons.

Pythons can range from 3 feet long in species like ball pythons to 29 feet in species like reticulated pythons.

With other species, such as corn snakes and ball pythons, dominating the majority of the market, the popularity of Rosy Boas hasn't been as high as other species.

Millbrook School, 90 miles north of New York City in Dutchess County, is a community of 240 students, 100 faculty and staff members and 150 wild animals, ranging from Chilean rose tarantulas, water dragons, ball pythons and wallabies to endangered species like the golden lion tamarins, ring-tailed lemurs and red pandas.