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NEENAH — J&R Aquatic Animal Rescue, based in Neenah, says it is responding to a surge in surrendered ball pythons. The rescue currently has 34 ball pythons in its care, according to a news release. On ...

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A California ball python was captured at an In-N-Out Burger 50 miles from her home. While Florida has ball pythons, our challenge is dealing with the much larger Burmese pythons. Sometimes a mouse won ...

The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world. Adult snakes caught in Florida are between 6 and 9 feet on average, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.