Researchers are using tracking collars on opossums to find the invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. We explain how it's done.
Florida scientists are using opossums to secretly track invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades-and it's working.
Researchers in Florida are capturing invasive Burmese pythons by using tracking devices placed on raccoons and possums.
Researchers attach tracking devices to three-pound opossums, allowing them to track and capture pythons who eat them.
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Possums vs. pythons: How Florida’s only marsupial became a weapon against invasive snakes
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 ...
Florida alligators are opportunistic feeders with a wide-ranging diet. Invasive Burmese pythons are on the gator menu.
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Have any humans have been killed by Burmese pythons? What to know Florida's large, invasive residents and their ...
Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, primarily established in the Everglades and South Florida. These snakes ...
Opossums are becoming Florida's secret weapon against giant invasive pythons-thanks to GPS collars and a wild discovery.
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