DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines neighborhood is on high alert after a woman spotted a python in a tree in her backyard. Barbara Miller, who lives in the Waterbury neighborhood in Des Moines ...

The Burmese python, a non native species to Florida, was first recorded in the Sunshine State in the 1990s. Its exact population size is unclear.

Des Moines police notified residents of a potential sighting of a python in the Waterbury neighborhood Aug. 1.

More than 900 hunters descended on the Everglades this year for the annual hunt that raises awareness about this invasive snake species.

There’s mounting evidence Everglades pythons can migrate north and west from South Florida. Have they invaded Palm Beach County?

Burmese pythons pose a significant threat to the Florida Everglades, but scientists have come up with a clever new way to lure and trap them.

Trending News: Florida scientists are using robotic rabbits to lure invasive Burmese pythons out of hiding. Designed to mimic real prey with heat, motion, and scent, ...

Robotic rabbits are being used as a strategy to combat the invasive python population in the Everglades.

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge has wrapped up for the season. The challenge began on July 10 and ended on Sunday, July 20. The challenge is held yearly in the Everglades to combat the growing ...

Previous research had demonstrated that live, penned rabbits successfully attract pythons, but this approach requires too much manpower to care for the animals at scale. Cue robot bunnies.

A team dedicated to controlling populations of invasive Burmese pythons in Florida has deployed another unique method to find the elusive predators: robotic rabbits.

A Florida man is doing his best to help remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades.