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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Opossums a regular food source for pythons. Tracking them during digestion may help curb the snake population. Curtailing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Byrmese pytons are an invasive species in the Florida Everglades. Scientists in Florida have launched a new offensive against the ...

DEDHAM, Mass. — Opossums are nocturnal critters that may repel and disgust many, but they could be a important factor in keeping ticks and Lyme disease at bay. On the heels of a mild winter in ...

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 ...

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.