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

Scientists found a shocking way to track Florida’s invasive pythons: let the snakes swallow GPS-collared opossums.

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Researchers are using tracking collars on opossums to find the invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. We explain how it's done.

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