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

Shopping will now save the planet. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced this week that the state is taking an uncharacteristically classy approach to tackling one of its most notorious ecological ...

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Possums are being put to work in Florida in the fight against invasive Burmese pythons, here's how the experts are using the ...

The collars send a signal to researchers after a opossum is eaten, leading to the snake's location ...

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

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

Florida is home to a highly unique ecosystem. The warm and moist environment isideal for large invasive snakes. Among other tactics, Florida has launched a resident python hunting program. Florida is ...

Python Problem: Experts say the large snakes in Florida are moving north into Brevard County ...

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