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

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

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

In the Florida Everglades, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, ...

Have any humans have been killed by Burmese pythons? What to know Florida's large, invasive residents and their ...

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 ...

The collars send a signal to researchers after a opossum is eaten, leading to the snake's location ...

Are Florida's invasive Burmese pythons are more active in warmer months? Signs show signs of cold tolerance, potentially ...

Some of Florida’s opossums may soon start dying for a noble cause. A few select marsupials fitted with tracking collars may ...