Researchers are using tracking collars on opossums to find the invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. We explain how it's done.
In the Florida Everglades, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, ...
Florida scientists are using opossums to secretly track invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades-and it's working.
A bizarre discovery in Florida: GPS-collared opossums are now helping researchers hunt invasive Burmese pythons.
Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke on the historic success of removing nearly 300 invasive pythons in the 2025 Florida Python Challenge. The non-Florida native Burmese Python preys on native mammals, birds and ...
Scientists found a shocking way to track Florida's invasive pythons: let the snakes swallow GPS-collared opossums.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission launched its first ever "Python Challenge." More than 800 hunters have registered for the month-long competition aimed at harvesting Burmese ...
A 16-foot Burmese python and over 50 eggs were removed from under a house in the Florida Everglades during the holiday weekend. The female python, weighing about 165 pounds, was removed by Ron ...
Opossums are becoming Florida’s secret weapon against giant invasive pythons—thanks to GPS collars and a wild discovery.
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