What Is Florida's Python Challenge? The event, which began in 2013, is hailed by officials as a way to remove Burmese pythons, which are considered an invasive species.

A python was recently added to that list. Des Moines police notified residents of a potential sighting of a python in the Waterbury neighborhood Aug. 1.

The owner of a 5-foot python has been reunited with their snake after a woman found it inside her apartment Monday at 83 East Broadway in Derry, police confirmed to News 9.