Some of Florida’s opossums may soon start dying for a noble cause. A few select marsupials fitted with tracking collars may ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. During the frigid winter of 2010, Florida’s revered American crocodiles and its reviled invasive Burmese pythons were felled by a ...

Imported pythons are multiplying in Florida and eating their way through the state s unique fauna. Now biologists want to use a ploy to keep the plague in check. This Burmese python hatchling was ...

With a new year under way the South Florida Water Management Districted (SFWMD) is once again incentivizing Burmese python hunters in Florida to eliminate as many of the invasive snakes as they can ...

Pythons are spreading north in Florida, adapting to cold by using burrows. Scientists warn Brevard County is at risk.

Burmese pythons are no longer just a South Florida problem. As sightings push beyond their historic stronghold, scientists ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in South Florida, originally from Southeast Asia and introduced through the pet trade. The non-venomous constrictors disrupt the ecosystem by preying on native ...

Five hundred pounds of invasive Burmese pythons: That's what wildlife experts in southwest Florida said they recently captured when they discovered a large ball of mating snakes — including one more ...

MIAMI (AP) — A 19-year-old South Florida man captured 28 Burmese pythons during a 10-day competition that was created to increase awareness about the threats the invasive snakes pose to the state's ...

A contracted hunter working deep in the swamps of Big Cypress National Preserve has helped capture one of the largest Burmese pythons ever recorded in the state, wildlife officials confirmed Tuesday.