Florida's opossums could soon become weaponized against prolific and invasive Burmese pythons by tracking them.

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

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

Florida researchers are combating invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades by fitting opossums with GPS collars, turning predator-prey encounters into tracking opportunities. The method, discovered ...

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida raised more than $2 million at its latest annual gala in Naples, where more than 400 people gathered to celebrate the region's unique ecology. Called Magic Under ...

Three years after Florida wildlife officers mistakenly killed a pregnant pet boa constrictor named Big Shirl, the snake’s ...

Florida researchers are using opossums fitted with tracking collars to locate and remove invasive Burmese pythons threatening endangered species in Key Largo. The approach targets large breeding ...

The Alewife Brook runs through parts of Cambridge, Arlington and Somerville, Massachusetts, and is popular with ...

New research shows Burmese pythons are more adaptable to cold than previously thought, using burrows to survive freezes. Ecologists warn that while python sightings in Brevard County are few, there ...

KEY LARGO — Biologists A.J. Sanjar and Michael Cove part a curtain of vegetation and stride into the shadows of a dense forest in Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge to check on a line of possum ...