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.

Florida's Burmese pythons have reached a level of lore in Florida that perhaps no other animals have held in the state. They're the ultimate of swamp monsters. Pythons are gigantic predators from ...

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

Predators face off: Alligators and invasive Burmese pythons are preying on each other in the Everglades during peak gator mating season. Ecosystem impact: Officials say native gators occasionally ...

Predators in conflict: Alligators and invasive Burmese pythons are preying on each other in Florida's Everglades, highlighting a complex ecological battle. Seasonal safety alerts: Gator mating season ...

It was about 2 in the morning when Claudilio Cruz, a member of a road crew spreading asphalt on U.S. 1 in the affluent Miami suburb of Pinecrest, heard frantic honking. When he looked up he was ...

Florida is home to some of the most unique ecosystems in the United States, from the vast wetlands of the Everglades to coastal marshes and subtropical forests. But these remarkable habitats are ...