Opossums are known to be one of snakes’ favorite prey, and now scientists in Florida are using them to their advantage.

Florida scientists are using opossums to secretly track invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades-and it's working.

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In Key Largo this spring, wildlife crews started turning local opossums into unlikely scouts, slipping lightweight tracking ...

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Snakes possess one of the most remarkable feeding adaptations in the animal kingdom, allowing them to swallow prey far larger ...

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Florida's opossums could soon become weaponized against prolific and invasive Burmese pythons by tracking them.