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

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.

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

The viral clip of the massive snake draping over the host, hissing and striking has racked up millions of views across ...

Florida researchers are scaling up a unique strategy to combat invasive Burmese pythons by fitting opossums with GPS collars. The animals, a common prey for the snakes, can lead scientists to pythons ...

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

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, primarily established in the Everglades and South Florida. These snakes ...

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