Mating season warning: Officials caution that May–June brings heightened alligator activity, raising the risk of encounters with people and pets near waterways. Predator showdown: In the Everglades, ...
Florida scientists are using opossums to secretly track invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades-and it's working.
Every month the South Florida Water Management District challenges contracted hunters to eliminate as many of the invasive snakes as they can.
Researchers in Florida are using an unexpected tool to help fight invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: opossums. Because opossums are one of the snakes’ favorite prey, scientists discovered ...