Burmese python, Florida
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Florida scientists are using opossums to secretly track invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades-and it's working.
Scientists found a shocking way to track Florida’s invasive pythons: let the snakes swallow GPS-collared opossums.
Carl Jackson caught a nearly 17-ft long Burmese python weighing over 200lbs as part of an effort to rid Florida of the invasive snake.
Docile, furry and cute to some, possums have become an unexpected ally in the effort to slow the invasion of Burmese pythons, a snake that has decimated ecosystems in Florida.
The bird and carpet python were 'literally touching noses' when a professional arrived to remove the snake, per Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers A professional snake catcher intercepted a close call, removing a coastal carpet python that he found inches away ...