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

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, primarily established in the Everglades and South Florida. These snakes ...

Unlikely python trackers: Tagged raccoons and opossums have inadvertently led scientists to Burmese pythons after being eaten, offering a new detection method. Ecosystem stakes: Burmese pythons have ...

Here's a look back at an unusual sight. A large alligator was caught on video dragging a colossal Burmese python through the water in the Florida Everglades. The video, shot from the observation tower ...

The biggest Burmese python ever caught in Florida — 17 feet, 7 inches long and 164½ pounds — was found in Everglades National Park, the University of Florida announced Monday. The snake was pregnant ...

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive snakes out of their ...

Chef Brad Leone ventures into the Florida Everglades to help experts capture a massive invasive python.

In the annals of record-breaking animals, there is big, and then there is Florida python big. Leave it to a professional python hunter to encounter one of the more impressive specimens in the history ...

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