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 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.

Invasive Burmese pythons are considered one of the most destructive species threatening the Everglades ecosystem. FWC A scavenger bird could become an ally in South Florida’s fight against the spread ...

Florida's invasive Burmese python may have met its match with the opossum. USA TODAY Florida scientists have found an unlikely weapon in their fight against invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: ...