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

Florida scientists are using GPS-collared raccoons and opossums to locate and remove invasive Burmese pythons that threaten ecosystems from the Everglades to areas farther north. The innovative ...

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.

Wildlife researchers studying mammals in Key Largo have discovered a potentially groundbreaking — if not heartbreaking — way to locate and kill invasive Burmese pythons, especially the big ones. A ...

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

Opossums are being used to fight invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. Here's how researchers are doing it and pythons ...

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