Scientists in Florida have launched a new offensive against the Burmese python invasion, this time using opossums, one of the ...

The distinctive contest not only encapsulates the spirit of South Florida, but it also makes an important difference for the ...

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.

Burmese pythons are fairly distinct once they reach adulthood. But smaller members of the species can be mistaken for native ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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