Researchers in Florida are capturing invasive Burmese pythons by using tracking devices placed on raccoons and possums.

Researchers are using tracking collars on opossums to find the invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. We explain how it's done.

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

Friday is the first day of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, when avid and amateur hunters alike can compete for cash prizes as they work to rid the Everglades of the ravenous, invasive Burmese ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three hunters recently captured a massive Burmese python in the Florida Everglades. Zach Hoffman, Jan Gianello and Justice Sargood ...

A Naples woman has emerged victorious in the annual Python Challenge, capturing 60 invasive Burmese pythons to win this year's competition. Taylor Stanberry was named the ultimate grand prize winner, ...

It was one Christmas visitor that didn’t overstay its welcome. A Burmese python that had been spotted in a Miami-Dade neighborhood was removed just days before Christmas after a resident out for a ...

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