Florida scientists have achieved a major milestone in the fight against one of the state's most destructive invasive species.

During the season, the team captured 177 invasive Burmese pythons with a combined weight of 8,080 pounds. Captured females ...

South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) python removal contractor Guillermo Tapanes captured a Burmese python and its nest containing about 20 eggs in Cutler Bay on Saturday, May 23, 2026.

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 ...

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 ...

Scientists in Florida have launched a new offensive against the Burmese python invasion, this time using opossums, one of the giant snake’s favorite prey. The initiative comes from biologists A.J.