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

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

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

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

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A bizarre discovery in Florida: GPS-collared opossums are now helping researchers hunt invasive Burmese pythons.

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