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

Researchers attach tracking devices to three-pound opossums, allowing them to track and capture pythons who eat them.

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

Pythons typically live in rainforests near streams, although they have been known to survive in a variety of habitats, such ...

In Florida, hunters have successfully caught and removed hundreds of pythons as part of official conservation efforts.

Pythons are spreading north in Florida, adapting to cold by using burrows. Scientists warn Brevard County is at risk.

Florida researchers are combating invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades by fitting opossums with GPS collars, turning predator-prey encounters into tracking opportunities. The method, discovered ...

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