Pythons typically live in rainforests near streams, although they have been known to survive in a variety of habitats, such ...

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

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

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

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Scientists have fitted the animals with GPS collars to track Burmese pythons after they swallow the animals whole.

Florida researchers are expanding a program that uses GPS-collared opossums to locate invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades. The method, discovered by accident in 2022, takes advantage of the ...

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

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 ...