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

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

Opossums could soon become weaponized against invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. Researchers want to fit 40 opossums with ...

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

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

When it comes to food consumption, snakes skip the whole chewing bit and swallow their meals whole. But sometimes their eyes ...

A bizarre discovery in Florida: GPS-collared opossums are now helping researchers hunt invasive Burmese pythons.

Have any humans have been killed by Burmese pythons? What to know Florida's large, invasive residents and their ...

A look at the natural feeding behavior of a king cobra, including its ability to prey on other snakes such as pythons, within a wildlife context.

You walk outside this April, look around your yard, and everything seems perfectly fine. It isn’t. Snake season is already ...

Oregon’s waterways and riparian corridors provide prime habitat for snakes, thanks to abundant shade, prey and reliable water ...

If you kill a snake at the wrong time at the wrong place in South Carolina, there is a price you'll have to pay.