I would have thought that Time Magazine had the resources to do a google image search of burmese python.
So I go in the store and see this cover. "oh look a ball python! Wonder what it says?"
I go to the article and see this.
The article itself was about invasive species and seemed to paint the exotic pet trade as a major part of the problem. Funny enough it didn't even mention the domesticated house cat and the problems they cause to wildlife.