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

Scientists in the Everglades region have fitted the animal — along with raccoons — with GPS collars to track Burmese pythons ...

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

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

In Key Largo this spring, wildlife crews started turning local opossums into unlikely scouts, slipping lightweight tracking ...

For now, the annual Florida Python Challenge takes place at eight competition locations in and around the Everglades, including portions of Collier County. This year's hunt is underway. It started at ...

NAPLES, Fla. — Residents of southern Florida are very familiar with the devastating effects of Burmese pythons in the Everglades. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida announced Monday the ...

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

Scientists are using possums equipped with tracking devices to locate invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. When a possum ...

Docile, furry and cute to some, possums have become an unexpected ally in the effort to slow the invasion of Burmese pythons, ...

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

Pythons are spreading north in Florida, adapting to cold by using burrows. Scientists warn Brevard County is at risk.