Scientists found a shocking way to track Florida's invasive pythons: let the snakes swallow GPS-collared opossums.

Florida's opossums could soon become weaponized against prolific and invasive Burmese pythons by tracking them.

A bizarre discovery in Florida: GPS-collared opossums are now helping researchers hunt 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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Wildlife experts are raising concerns as invasive Burmese python populations continue to expand beyond South Florida.

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

Scientists have fitted the animals with GPS collars to track Burmese pythons after they swallow the animals whole.