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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Florida researchers are scaling up an unconventional strategy to combat invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades by fitting opossums with GPS collars. When the snakes eat these tagged prey, the ...

Florida researchers are expanding an innovative program that uses GPS-collared opossums to locate invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades. The method, discovered accidentally in 2022, takes ...