Scientists in Florida have found an unexpected tool in the fight against invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: opossums wearing GPS collars. When a python eats a collared opossum, the tracking ...

Burmese pythons in Florida are devouring animals as small as rabbits and as big as deer and alligators. How they do it is fascinating and unsettling.

Pythons are not the easiest animals to find. This well camouflaged and secretive species is able to blend perfectly into the environment. Detection rates for pythons are low, and on average it takes ...