Scientists in the Everglades region have fitted the animal — along with raccoons — with GPS collars to track Burmese pythons ...
Pythons typically live in rainforests near streams, although they have been known to survive in a variety of habitats, such ...
In Key Largo this spring, wildlife crews started turning local opossums into unlikely scouts, slipping lightweight tracking ...
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 researchers are scaling up a unique strategy to combat invasive Burmese pythons by fitting opossums with GPS collars. The animals, a common prey for the snakes, can lead scientists to pythons ...
Opossums are becoming Florida’s secret weapon against giant invasive pythons—thanks to GPS collars and a wild discovery.