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.

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

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Charles “Chuck” Annicelli, a Connecticut herpetologist who specializes in reptiles and amphibians, has traveled the world ...

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

Finding a snake inside a house instantly alarms almost anyone. These reptiles seek out warm places to hide during sudden ...

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

Don’t be fooled by their incredibly long length and frightening appearance; black rat snakes are pretty harmless.

The venomous copperhead was tangled in netting used to keep animals from a flower bed. A rat snake was in drywall during a ...