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

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

South Florida's campaign against invasive Burmese pythons has already involved everything from drones to thermal imaging. Researchers are now trying a much less obvious tactic: putting GPS collars on possums so the devices can help reveal where the snakes are. According to the South Florida Sun Sentinel, the experiment is underway at Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge near Key Largo. What's happening? Repeated death alerts from tracked mamm…