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

We’re not putting these animals out there and in harm’s way. Harm’s way is there. We're just documenting what's happening" ...

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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Scientists Share 'Intense' Footage of Invasive Python Swallowing 77-Pound Deer Whole in Florida

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "It felt like we were literally catching the serial killer in the act," said one study author Ian Bartoszek, Conservancy of ...

Biologists Are Using Florida Opossums as Low-Tech Trackers to Hunt the State's Invasive Burmese Pythons

The collars send a signal to researchers after a opossum is eaten, leading to the snake's location ...
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Scientists Share 'Intense' Footage of Invasive Python Swallowing 77-Pound Deer Whole in Florida

Scientists in Florida shared a remarkable moment this week: a Burmese python swallowing a 77-pound white-tailed deer whole. The video, recorded by wildlife biologist Ian Bartoszek of the Conservancy ...