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

Opossums are becoming Florida’s secret weapon against giant invasive pythons—thanks to GPS collars and a wild discovery.

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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.

Florida scientists have found an unlikely weapon in their fight against invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: opossums ...

Don’t be fooled by their incredibly long length and frightening appearance; black rat snakes are pretty harmless.

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

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