A bizarre discovery in Florida: GPS-collared opossums are now helping researchers hunt invasive Burmese pythons.

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

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Opossums are being used to fight invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. Here's how researchers are doing it and pythons ...

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

Burmese pythons are spreading across south Florida but will we start to see them slither up north? What to know ...

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

Contracted Burmese python hunter Carl Jackson, his wife, son and daughter, worked together to capture a 202-pound female python (16 feet, 10 inches) on Jan. 13, 2026 in the Everglades. It's the second ...

Florida biologists are fitting opossums with tracking collars to locate and remove invasive Burmese pythons threatening ...

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