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

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

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

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

This video explores the addition of a diamond python to the zoo, highlighting its striking pattern and natural behavior It shows the process of setting up a proper enclosure and introducing the snake ...

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

A look at a children's python hatch from The Molinaro Snake Lab.

Opossums are being used to fight invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. Here's how researchers are doing it and pythons ...

It's something we kind of scratched our heads on when we came to the project because it felt like such a no-brainer,” said ...

Ivan the peacock has become a local celebrity in Emmett, inspiring a Facebook page, local art, and a potential community book ...

Lewes Ferry is one of those short trips across the bay that people rave about. You can spend the day wandering around Lewes, ...