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. 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. Snakes, Animal Behavior, Research, your-feed-science, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (Journal) NYT > Science