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

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

Have any humans have been killed by Burmese pythons? What to know Florida's large, invasive residents and their ...

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

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

Are Florida's invasive Burmese pythons are more active in warmer months? Signs show signs of cold tolerance, potentially ...

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

Burmese pythons are spreading across south Florida but will we start to see them slither up north? What to know ...

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

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

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

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 ...