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

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

Some of Florida’s opossums may soon start dying for a noble cause. A few select marsupials fitted with tracking collars may ...

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

A bizarre discovery in Florida: GPS-collared opossums are now helping researchers hunt invasive Burmese pythons.

Florida scientists are expanding a program that uses GPS-collared opossums to locate and remove invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades. The method, discovered accidentally in 2022, takes advantage ...

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

Researchers in Florida are capturing invasive Burmese pythons by using tracking devices placed on raccoons and possums.

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 ...

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

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