Florida biologists turn GPS-collared possums into python bait in new hunting tactic

"We're not putting these animals out there and in harm's way. Harm's way is there. We're just documenting what is happening." ...
The Guardian

Florida researchers capture invasive pythons by attaching GPS collars to prey

Burmese pythons, which can grow up to 20ft, have surged in south Florida due to snake owners releasing them when they get too big To better find, capture and remove invasive Burmese pythons in Florida ...
EcoPortal.net

Burmese pythons have wiped out 98 percent of Florida’s opossums, so scientists are now strapping GPS collars onto the survivors and letting the snakes eat them, becau…

Florida researchers fitted GPS-collared opossums to track Burmese pythons from the inside — and the hidden biology of this ...
The Washington Post

Pythons are snacking on GPS-wearing opossums that give up their locations

After nearly five months of waiting, an alarm activated on Michael Cove’s radio, a sign his study was working. To hunt pythons, an invasive predator in the Florida Keys, Cove and fellow researchers ...