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

Researchers are using GPS-wearing opossums to track down the invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. We explain how it's done.

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Learn why the python in this Instagram video decided to forgo its meal by vomiting up a large bird, fully intact.

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Mistaken euthanasia during a python crackdown led to graphic scenes new state rules and a long legal fight over a rare ...

Most headlines about invasive species focus on snakes. Burmese pythons in Florida, brown tree snakes in Guam, and Boa ...

Real-life “snakes on a plane” stories reveal how stowaway serpents sneak onto flights and what airlines do to keep passengers ...

Docile, furry and cute to some, possums have become an unexpected ally in the effort to slow the invasion of Burmese pythons, ...

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