Python Problem: Experts say the large snakes are moving north into Brevard County

Python Problem: Experts say the large snakes in Florida are moving north into Brevard County ...

Possums vs. pythons: How Florida’s only marsupial became a weapon against invasive snakes

KEY LARGO — Biologists A.J. Sanjar and Michael Cove part a curtain of vegetation and stride into the shadows of a dense forest in Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge to check on a line of possum ...

Biologists Are Using Florida Opossums as Low-Tech Trackers to Hunt the State's Invasive Burmese Pythons

The collars send a signal to researchers after a opossum is eaten, leading to the snake's location ...

Researchers have spent decades breeding better potatoes for chips, and their work isn’t done

Researchers have spent decades developing potatoes for chip makers that can grow in all kinds of climates, avoid diseases and ...
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Florida uses possums to track and remove invasive pythons

Florida researchers are using opossums fitted with tracking collars to locate and remove invasive Burmese pythons threatening endangered species in Key Largo. The approach targets large breeding ...

FWC killed a pregnant pet snake by mistake, but fights restitution

Mistaken euthanasia during a python crackdown led to graphic scenes new state rules and a long legal fight over a rare ...

Vikings' new draft pick Caleb Banks has the craziest 4 pets that he's bringing to Minnesota

Caleb Banks may have been a reach by the Minnesota Vikings with the 18th overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft's first round, ...
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Robot rabbits the latest tool in Florida battle to control invasive Burmese pythons

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive ...