Opossums are becoming Florida's secret weapon against giant invasive pythons-thanks to GPS collars and a wild discovery.

Researchers are using tracking collars on opossums to find the invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. We explain how it's done.

Researchers in Florida are capturing invasive Burmese pythons by using tracking devices placed on raccoons and possums.

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

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, primarily established in the Everglades and South Florida. These snakes ...

Here's what we know about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, how the yearly hunt works and a little bit about last year's winner.

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

In the Florida Everglades, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, ...

Have any humans have been killed by Burmese pythons? What to know Florida's large, invasive residents and their ...

Two long-abandoned military buildings in the Florida Keys that were once used as missile shelters were recently found to be housing another inhabitant – invasive and damaging Burmese pythons. The U.S.