Scaleless Snakes: Meet the Scaleless Ball Python, Scaleless Corn Snake, and More! Story by Krishna Maxwell • 13m. W hen we think about snakes, we automatically assume that they all have scales.

The juvenile ball pythons, meanwhile, didn’t appear to care much about who they denned with. “They just wanted to be together all the time, in one shelter,” Dr. Skinner said.

At 3 years old, Naga is young, as ball pythons can live up to 48 years in captivity. She will need a comfortable living space such as a 40-50 gallon tank with a controlled temperature of 80 ...