Scientists in Florida have launched a new offensive against the Burmese python invasion, this time using opossums, one of the ...

Opossums are known to be one of snakes’ favorite prey, and now scientists in Florida are using them to their advantage.

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

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

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

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

Ecosystems can be thrown into chaos by unexpected invaders, and few examples are as striking as a massive snake devouring a ...

Burmese pythons provide an integrative contamination signal across terrestrial–aquatic food webs, leveraging long lifespan, ...

Pythons are capable of consuming prey far larger than most people would expect, thanks to their flexible jaws and expandable ...

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Pythons do something that seems almost impossible from a human perspective. They can swallow a massive meal and then go months without eating, sometimes even longer, while staying metabolically ...