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.

To Target Pythons, Florida Researchers Are GPS-Tracking Possums and Waiting Until They Get Eaten

Wildlife biologists are developing a new python tracking technique that uses GPS-collared possums to lead them to hungry ...

Raccoons and possums with tracking devices used to locate invasive pythons in Florida

Scientists discovered a way to lure invasive Burmese pythons that have upset Florida’s ecosystem, including the Everglades.
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Florida scientists use GPS-collared opossums to track pythons

Florida researchers are expanding an innovative program that uses GPS-collared opossums to locate invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades. The method, discovered accidentally in 2022, takes ...