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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Finding a record-challenging clutch of eggs inside the specimen highlights a massive ecological threat to the Everglades ecosystem ...

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

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Burmese pythons are unwanted and taking over the Everglades. An estimated half a million of these snakes are decimating the ...

Carl Jackson noticed something when he turned his truck around on Turner River Road in Big Cypress National Park. It was almost 4 p.m. on Jan. 13. He was on his way back to near where he had just ...

Florida alligators are opportunistic feeders with a wide-ranging diet. Invasive Burmese pythons are on the gator menu.

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

In the Florida Everglades, a growing predator conflict is unfolding between invasive pythons and native alligators. As ...

Opossums are becoming Florida’s secret weapon against giant invasive pythons—thanks to GPS collars and a wild discovery.

In the annals of record-breaking animals, there is big, and then there is Florida python big. Leave it to a professional python hunter to encounter one of the more impressive specimens in the history ...