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

Docile, furry and cute to some, possums have become an unexpected ally in the effort to slow the invasion of Burmese pythons, ...

Burmese pythons are fairly distinct once they reach adulthood. But smaller members of the species can be mistaken for native Florida snakes. Those often misidentified as Burmese pythons include the ...

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

Scientists found a shocking way to track Florida's invasive pythons: let the snakes swallow GPS-collared opossums.

A nationwide ban on importing four giant snake species or transporting them across state lines is costing reptile breeders, handlers, hobbyists and vendors millions and should be overturned, according ...

To the surprise of Dylan Wallis, Head of Reptiles at the Australian Reptile Park, the snake was a coastal carpet python, a snake typically found throughout Queensland and far northern NSW. Anthony, ...

One python hunter, Anthony Flanagan, had a busy March eliminating the invasive snakes. He was rewarded by the South Florida Water Management District.

Have any humans have been killed by Burmese pythons? What to know Florida's large, invasive residents and their ...

Monster from The Australian Reptile Park bit senior reptile keeper Jake Meney yesterday afternoon, but has left the keepers unfazed. The snake weighs in at a whopping 53kg and is 5.28m long, making ...