Ball pythons are native to west sub saharan Africa and typically don’t grow as long as the invasive Burmese pythons blamed for wiping out small mammal populations in South Florida.

Jonathan Delaney told WIFR that his 15-year-old ball python named Bubba slithered away from his yard last weekend. Delaney said his exotic 4-foot-long snake is missing, but neighbors shouldn’t ...

Somerville Animal Control confirmed the snake posted to social media on Saturday is a ball python, but it has not yet been located. Ball pythons are not native to the area, but are popular as pets.