Florida researchers are expanding an innovative program that uses GPS-collared opossums to locate invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades. The method, discovered accidentally in 2022, takes ...

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

Opossums are known to be one of snakes’ favorite prey, and now scientists in Florida are using them to their advantage.

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

Florida researchers are expanding a program that uses GPS-collared opossums to locate invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades. The method, discovered by accident in 2022, takes advantage of the ...

Finding time to study for organic chemistry had not been a problem for Gators two-way player Caden McDonald. McDonald had ...

Strolling through the home of actual Florida wildlife is now enhanced with conservation information and history lessons.

Scientists have fitted the animals with GPS collars to track Burmese pythons after they swallow the animals whole.

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

A Florida man recently caught the second-heaviest python on record in the state in the Big Cypress National Preserve.

One rugged stretch of Upstate New York is among the five rattlesnake-dense spots on the East Coast, according to WorldAtlas.

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