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Florida prepares next massive python hunt as Everglades invasion worsens

The annual 10-day conservation competition is focused on removing invasive Burmese pythons from public lands in South Florida ...
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Florida researchers figured out that GPS-collared opossums getting eaten by pythons could become a powerful new weapon against the invasive snakes

Something has been quietly emptying the Everglades. Burmese pythons — some stretching past 13 feet — have spent decades ...

Ready to hunt some enormous snakes? The Florida Python Challenge returns.

Florida’s war against the Burmese python (Python bivittatus) is still going strong, but you can do your part to battle one 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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Opossums vs. Pythons: Inside Florida’s Unusual Strategy for Fighting Invasive Snakes

Researchers in Florida are using an unexpected tool to help fight invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: opossums. Because opossums are one of the snakes’ favorite prey, scientists discovered ...

Scientists sacrifice delicious opossums to fight Florida’s invasive pythons

Some of Florida’s opossums may soon start dying for a noble cause. A few select marsupials fitted with tracking collars may begin to lead scientists to invasive Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) ...