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

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

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

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

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

KEY LARGO — Biologists A.J. Sanjar and Michael Cove part a curtain of vegetation and stride into the shadows of a dense forest in Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge to check on a line of possum ...

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

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