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Burmese python, Florida

Invasive Burmese pythons may have met their match – opossums

Wildlife researchers have found an unconventional way to help control invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades – by using one of the snakes’ favorite prey.

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Where are Burmese pythons in Florida? They're moving north

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Has a Burmese python ever killed people in Florida? What to know

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Opossums vs. Pythons: Inside Florida’s Unusual Strategy for Fighting Invasive Snakes

Researchers in Florida are using an unexpected tool to help fight invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: opossums.

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Invasive Burmese Pythons In Florida May Have Finally Met Their Match: GPS-Tracked Opossums

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Why Florida Scientists Are Putting GPS Collars on Opossums to Track Giant Burmese Pythons

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Opossums vs. Pythons: Inside Florida's Unusual Strategy for Fighting Invasive Snakes

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

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Florida Scientists Found an Unlikely Python-Tracking Trick After a Snake Ate an Opossum

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

Florida possums with GPS collars used to track pythons in Everglades

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.

Scientists sacrifice delicious opossums to fight Florida’s invasive pythons

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.