The FWC wants the public to help remove invasive species such as the Burmese python and has removed obstacles to killing ...

New tracking tactic: Scientists found that transmitters on raccoons and opossums can lead them to pythons that have eaten the animals, aiding in snake removal. Ecological stakes: Burmese pythons have ...

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

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

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, primarily established in the Everglades and South Florida. These snakes ...

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

Armando Solar-Lezama, Distinguished Professor of Computing and Associate Director of the Computer Science and Artificial ...

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

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Some of Florida’s opossums may soon start dying for a noble cause. A few select marsupials fitted with tracking collars may begin to lead scientists to invasive Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) ...