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

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

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

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

Florida scientists have found an unlikely weapon in their fight against invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: opossums ...

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

Generally, there is a belief that reptiles completely depend on their surroundings for their existence, especially for ...

"Pythons are large-body snakes. They are constrictors. That means they're going to coil around their food in order to eat," ...

The opossums wear collars that send a signal to researchers when the mammal is eaten, revealing the snake's location.

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

Thousands of years ago in a cave on Hispaniola, an unusual chain of events left behind a rare scientific treasure: bees nesting inside fossilized bones. After giant barn owls repeatedly brought prey ...

Shorebird nesting season in Southwest Florida begins in March and lasts for about five months. Audubon Florida is posting signs and ropes to protect critical nesting grounds for species like the ...