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

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Florida Scientists Found an Unlikely Python-Tracking Trick After a Snake Ate an Opossum

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

GPS-collared opossums help track pythons after being eaten

How far north are Burmese pythons found? What Floridians should know

Burmese pythons are spreading across south Florida but will we start to see them slither up north? What to know

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Florida's python hunt coming soon. What to know about the reigning champ

Here's what we know about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, how the yearly hunt works and a little bit about last year's winner.