Florida finds an unexpected ally in the fight against pythons: opossums

Scientists in Florida have launched a new offensive against the Burmese python invasion, this time using opossums, one of the ...

Invasive Burmese pythons may have met their match – opossums

Researchers are using tracking collars on opossums to find the invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. We explain how it's done.
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Why Some Snakes “Walk” in a Straight Line Instead of Slithering

Learn what rectilinear locomotion is, how snakes use it, and why this slow, straight-line movement helps them move slowly and ...

Possums vs. pythons: How Florida’s only marsupial became a weapon against invasive snakes

KEY LARGO — Biologists A.J. Sanjar and Michael Cove part a curtain of vegetation and stride into the shadows of a dense forest in Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge to check on a line of possum ...

Where are Burmese pythons in Florida? They're moving north

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, primarily established in the Everglades and South Florida. These snakes ...

How many humans does it take to measure a huge Burmese python? Three.

Carl Jackson caught a nearly 17-ft long Burmese python weighing over 200lbs as part of an effort to rid Florida of the ...