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

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

KEY LARGO — Biologists A.J. Sanjar and Michael Cove part a curtain of vegetation and stride into the shadows of a dense forest in Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge to check on a line of possum ...

The FWC wants the public to help remove invasive species such as the Burmese python and has removed obstacles to killing ...

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 ...

FORT LAUDERDALE — It was about 2 in the morning when Claudilio Cruz, a member of a road crew spreading asphalt on U.S. 1 in the affluent Miami suburb of Pinecrest, heard frantic honking. When he ...

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

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

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