"The snake probably was a pet that got too large to keep and too expensive to feed," Sheriff Lee Foster told Newsweek.

Mandy from The Reptile Zoo shares fun facts about Buttercup, an albino Burmese Python. Learn about their size, gentle nature, and restrictions due to the python ban.

According to Foster, the snake captured appears to be an albino Burmese python, native to Southeast Asia. These pythons are among the world's largest snakes, most reaching lengths between 10 to 16 ...

Animal Control Officer Christopher Peck arrived at the materials recovery facility and found the albino Burmese python was already dead. The reptile was measured at 17 feet 7 inches long.

The albino Burmese python now will be used in swamp training at ranger camp… It seems the snake, a pet of the girl’s mother and her boyfriend, “slid into her crib and constricted her” near ...