The mutant black and gold python regius - royal python or ball python - was born in Villingen-Schwenningen, southern Germany, with two heads. Snake breeder Stefan Broghammer said the slippery ...

The Royal Python (Python regius), also know as the ball python, is the smallest of the pythons found in sub-Saharan Africa and is a non-venomous constrictor that crushes its prey to death.

Southampton Reptile has confirmed the snake in question is a royal python - python regius. University of Southampton student Charley Peters has spoken of his shock at encountering the snake.

The Ball python (Python regius) is a nonvenomous constrictor snake ... This species, often referred to as the "royal python," is recognized for its unique behavior of coiling into a tight ball ...