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Burmese pythons are top predators in the Florida Everglades, and wildlife researchers have found a way to help control the invasive species by using opossums. Researchers have fitted opossums and ...

Scientists in Florida have launched a new offensive against the Burmese python invasion, this time using opossums, one of the ...

For decades, the state of Florida has faced a python problem. Burmese pythons were introduced into the Everglades through the exotic pet trade in the 1970s. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, ...

Pythons are not the easiest animals to find. This well camouflaged and secretive species is able to blend perfectly into the environment. Detection rates for pythons are low, and on average it takes ...

The collars send a signal to researchers after a opossum is eaten, leading to the snake's location Getty Florida researchers are using opossums with tracking collars to find the state's invasive ...

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