A snake laying eggs might not seem to be the most unusual thing to happen. But keepers at the Saint Louis Zoo in Missouri were surprised to discover that one of their ball pythons had produced seven ...

Python mysteriously lays seven eggs despite not being around a male for two decades The 62 year-old ball python has been living in St Louis zoo since 1961 and has not laid a clutch of eggs since 2009 ...

St. Louis Zoo officials are trying to solve the mystery of how a 62-year-old ball python laid seven eggs without being around a male python for at least two decades. An expert at the zoo says it’s ...

Ball python, a beloved species of Central and Western Africa, live for 20 to 30 years in captivity when nurtured with care, while those in the wild rarely cross 15 years. One python at the Saint Louis ...

TWO old dear pythons which have been together for around 15 years have finally bred. Owner Noel Wills had only popped out to the shops for an hour but when he got back to his home in Badgers Mount, he ...

Ball pythons were long assumed to be solitary, but scientists discovered the snakes in captivity prefer each others’ company when given the chance to live socially. By Asher Elbein The ball python ...

The female ball python is thought to the oldest snake living in a zoo A snake laying eggs might not seem to be the most unusual thing to happen. But keepers at the Saint Louis Zoo in Missouri were ...