If residents spot one, the advice is simple: Don't touch it.

The event now feels like equal parts wildlife management effort, local tradition, and surreal endurance test.

Possums are being put to work in Florida in the fight against invasive Burmese pythons, here's how the experts are using the ...

The collars send a signal to researchers after a opossum is eaten, leading to the snake's location ...

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

Florida is home to a highly unique ecosystem. The warm and moist environment isideal for large invasive snakes. Among other tactics, Florida has launched a resident python hunting program. Florida is ...

Florida is home to some of the most unique ecosystems in the United States, from the vast wetlands of the Everglades to coastal marshes and subtropical forests. But these remarkable habitats are ...