Burmese Python Everglades

Burmese pythons, opossums and Florida

Invasive Burmese pythons may have met their match – opossums

Wildlife researchers have found an unconventional way to help control invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades – by using one of the snakes’ favorite prey.

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Where are Burmese pythons in Florida? They're moving north

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Opossums vs. Pythons: Inside Florida's Unusual Strategy for Fighting Invasive Snakes

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Video shows Florida hunter catch a nearly 17-foot python weighing 202 pounds

A Florida man recently caught the second-heaviest python on record in the state in the Big Cypress National Preserve.

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Florida possums with GPS collars used to track pythons in Everglades

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GPS-collared opossums help track pythons after being eaten

GPS-collared opossums help track Florida pythons after being eaten

Opossums are known to be one of snakes’ favorite prey, and now scientists in Florida are using them to their advantage. Scientists in the Everglades region have fitted the animal — along with raccoons — with GPS collars to track Burmese pythons after they swallow the animals whole.

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Python No More: DeSantis talks funding for Everglades python removal

Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke on the historic success of removing nearly 300 invasive pythons in the 2025 Florida Python Challenge. The non-Florida native Burmese Python preys on native mammals, birds and reptiles. DeSantis works with FWC and DEC to remove ...

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Largest Florida Burmese Python Caught in Everglades

The biggest Burmese python ever caught in Florida — 17 feet, 7 inches long and 164½ pounds — was found in Everglades National Park, the University of Florida announced Monday. The snake was pregnant with 87 eggs, also said to be a record. Scientists ...

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This Burmese Python Ate a Deer Whole—and That’s Bad News for Florida Wildlife

This Instagram post of a Burmese python eating a 77-pound white-tailed deer is quite horrifying. It teaches us a lot about the power of these incredible but invasive reptiles. At the same time, it raises questions about the impact this non-native species ...