Florida scientists are using opossums to secretly track invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades—and it’s working.

Python Problem: Experts say the large snakes in Florida are moving north into Brevard County ...

Florida is home to a highly unique ecosystem. The warm and moist environment isideal for large invasive snakes. Among other tactics, Florida has launched a resident python hunting program. Florida is ...

The collars send a signal to researchers after a opossum is eaten, leading to the snake's location ...

Pythons are spreading north in Florida, adapting to cold by using burrows. Scientists warn Brevard County is at risk.

Florida is home to some of the most unique ecosystems in the United States, from the vast wetlands of the Everglades to coastal marshes and subtropical forests. But these remarkable habitats are ...

In the Florida Everglades, a growing predator conflict is unfolding between invasive pythons and native alligators. As ...

Some of Florida’s opossums may soon start dying for a noble cause. A few select marsupials fitted with tracking collars may ...

In Key Largo this spring, wildlife crews started turning local opossums into unlikely scouts, slipping lightweight tracking ...

Scientists are using possums equipped with tracking devices to locate invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. When a possum ...

A python hunter captured the second heaviest Burmese python on record in Florida, weighing 202 pounds. The captured female python measured 16 feet, 10 inches long and was found in the Big Cypress ...