Python's in the Everglades Problem

Burmese pythons, opossums and 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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Florida Thinks It Has Found Its Solution to Burmese Pythons in a Surprising Place

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

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Video shows Florida hunter catch a nearly 17-foot python weighing 202 pounds

A Florida man recently caught the second-heaviest python on record in the state in the Big Cypress National Preserve.

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Florida possums with GPS collars used to track pythons in Everglades

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GPS-collared opossums help track pythons after being eaten

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Python problem: Experts say the large snakes are moving north into Brevard County

Python Problem: Experts say the large snakes are moving north in Florida, into Brevard County

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How a common possum is helping scientists take down invasive 13-foot pythons from the wild

Scientists are using possums equipped with tracking devices to locate invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. When a possum stops moving, its collar signals its location, often indicating it has been eaten by a python.

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Key Largo’s ‘Spy’ Opossums Lead Hunters To Giant Pythons

In Key Largo this spring, wildlife crews started turning local opossums into unlikely scouts, slipping lightweight tracking collars around their necks and releasing them back into the mangrove thickets.

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A Routine Hunt in the Everglades Turned Into a Record-Breaking Python Capture

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Finding a record-challenging clutch of eggs inside the specimen highlights a massive ecological threat to the Everglades ecosystem. Analyzing the tracks proved counterintuitive when the ...