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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The collars send a signal to researchers after a opossum is eaten, leading to the snake's location ...

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 ...

Photo Credit: iStock Ecosystems can be thrown into chaos by unexpected invaders, and few examples are as striking as a ...

This Instagram post of a Burmese python eating a 77-pound white-tailed deer is quite horrifying. It teaches us a lot about the power of these incredible but invasive reptiles. At the same time, it ...

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