To Target Pythons, Florida Researchers Are GPS-Tracking Possums and Waiting Until They Get Eaten

We’re not putting these animals out there and in harm’s way. Harm’s way is there. We're just documenting what's happening"

Florida's python hunt coming soon. What to know about the reigning champ

Here's what we know about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, how the yearly hunt works and a little bit about last year's winner.

Why Florida scientists are putting GPS collars on opossums to track giant Burmese pythons

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

Florida Scientists Found an Unlikely Python-Tracking Trick After a Snake Ate an Opossum

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

Florida possums with GPS collars used to track pythons in Everglades

Opossums are being used to fight invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. Here's how researchers are doing it and pythons sightings on the Treasure Coast.

How far north are Burmese pythons found? What Floridians should know

Burmese pythons are spreading across south Florida but will we start to see them slither up north? What to know