Burmese python, Florida
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Florida scientists are using opossums to secretly track invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades-and it's working.
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Scientists found a shocking way to track Florida's invasive pythons: let the snakes swallow GPS-collared opossums.
Opossums are being used to fight invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. Here's how researchers are doing it and pythons sightings on the Treasure Coast.
Some of Florida’s opossums may soon start dying for a noble cause. A few select marsupials fitted with tracking collars may begin to lead scientists to invasive Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) slithering through the Everglades.