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

Predator," Florida alligators are battling invasive Burmese pythons as the gators become more active during mating season.

Not all oddballs are harmless fun in Xander Robin’s immersive, Floridian subcultural documentary The Python Hunt.

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

A bizarre discovery in Florida: GPS-collared opossums are now helping researchers hunt invasive Burmese pythons.

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 ...

An armade of amateur snake hunters descend on the Florida Everglades to kill pythons for money. What could possibly go wrong?

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 ...

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 ...