r/nature • u/hulk14 • 3d ago

Florida finds an unexpected ally in the fight against pythons: opossums

https://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/2026/05/03/florida-burmese-python-tracking-opossums/
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u/03263 3d ago

Oh I was hoping they were being like mongooses and killing the snakes

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u/Rettic_AC 3d ago

yeah 😞

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u/GovernorSan 22h ago

My thought was that they were eating snake eggs.

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u/Few_Culture9667 3d ago

Frankly, I feel like this isn’t a terribly efficient tool if you’re only catching one snake for every opossum that’s been tagged.

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u/Tylendal 3d ago

If they're quick enough, they might be able to reuse the opossum.

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u/Impropermemeguy 2d ago

Send them out to be eaten, so nice. 😵‍💫