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

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

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

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 ...

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

Scientists found a shocking way to track Florida's invasive pythons: let the snakes swallow GPS-collared opossums.

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

MIAMI — A nationwide ban on importing four giant snake species or transporting them across state lines is costing reptile breeders, handlers, hobbyists and vendors millions and should be overturned, ...

BRADENTON — Florida Sen. Bill Nelson’s efforts to make it illegal to import and trade nine dangerous snakes, including Burmese pythons, isn’t sitting well with those in the reptile industry. Nelson ...

A Durban fisher made an unexpected slippery catch of the day: a 2.5m-long python. Dwayne Boshoff said shortly after the sail ...

MIAMI—A nationwide ban on importing four giant snake species or transporting them across state lines is costing reptile breeders, handlers, hobbyists and vendors millions and should be overturned, ...