Scattered throughout the python hot spots among the cypress and sawgrass of South Florida is the state’s newest weapon in its arsenal to battle the invasive serpent —a mechanical lure meant to entice ...

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive snakes out of their ...

This photo provided by the South Florida Water Management District shows a robotic rabbit in the Florida Everglades. (Photo credit: South Florida Water Management District via AP) Florida wildlife ...

In the swampy expanses of Florida’s Everglades, a new weapon has emerged in the battle against the invasive Burmese python: robot rabbits. These lifelike, remote-controlled decoys, designed to mimic ...

Wildlife researchers in Florida have tried lots of methods to remove invasive and highly destructive Burmese pythons from Florida’s ecosystems. Most methods are inefficient, and most involve humans ...

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive snakes out of their ...

Florida officials deploy robot rabbits to control the invasive Burmese python population. Scientists from the South Florida Water Management District and the University of Florida have teamed up to ...

The robots mimic the movements and body temperature of real rabbits, a favored prey of pythons. The project is funded by the South Florida Water Management District and builds upon previous research ...