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.

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

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

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

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

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

Burmese pythons are one of the Sunshine State's most invasive species and have been an established predator in the Everglades ...

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

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

FORT LAUDERDALE — It was about 2 in the morning when Claudilio Cruz, a member of a road crew spreading asphalt on U.S. 1 in the affluent Miami suburb of Pinecrest, heard frantic honking. When he ...

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