Who do you think would win a fight between a python and a crocodile in Florida? Generally, we would look to real-life examples for clues, but surprisingly, there isn’t very much of that. While there ...

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

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 collars send a signal to researchers after a opossum is eaten, leading to the snake's location ...

Researchers in South Florida are expanding a novel python-hunting method that uses GPS-collared opossums to locate invasive Burmese pythons. The approach, discovered accidentally in 2022, has already ...

Some of Florida’s opossums may soon start dying for a noble cause. A few select marsupials fitted with tracking collars may begin to lead scientists to invasive Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) ...

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

Wildlife biologists are developing a new python tracking technique that uses GPS-collared possums to lead them to hungry ...

Opossums are known to be one of snakes’ favorite prey, and now scientists in Florida are using them to their advantage.

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

Florida's opossums could soon become weaponized against prolific and invasive Burmese pythons by tracking them.