Opossums are common prey for pythons.

University of Florida researchers documented a surprising new threat to Burmese python eggs in the Everglades, adding to ...

Burmese pythons have transformed the Florida Everglades into one of the strangest predator battlegrounds on Earth, where giant invasive snakes now clash directly with native alligators . Introduced ...

Florida scientists have found an unlikely weapon in their fight against invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: opossums fitted with GPS collars. The strategy relies on a grim fact of life in the ...

Florida researchers are using GPS-collared opossums to locate and capture invasive Burmese pythons, a method that has already led to the removal of 18 large snakes. The innovative approach began after ...