The collars send a signal to researchers after a opossum is eaten, leading to the snake's location

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

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) slithering through the Everglades.

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