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

Shopping will now save the planet. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced this week that the state is taking an uncharacteristically classy approach to tackling one of its most notorious ecological ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, primarily established in the Everglades and South Florida. These snakes ...

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.

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

Some of Florida’s opossums may soon start dying for a noble cause. A few select marsupials fitted with tracking collars may begin to lead scientists to invasive Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) ...

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

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