They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat.

Version 2.0 of the study will add bunny scent to the stuffed rabbits if motion and heat aren’t enough to fool the pythons in ...

Florida officials are testing a new method for detecting invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades that involves robotic ...

Following the conclusion of its annual Python Hunting Challenge, which allows hunters to kill thousands of the invasive ...

Florida officials deploy robot rabbits to control the invasive Burmese python population. Scientists from the South Florida ...

Kirkland oversees the district’s hunters and is involved in other python removal projects, including the robo-bunny experiment.

Version 2.0 of the study will add bunny scent to the stuffed rabbits if motion and heat aren’t enough to fool the pythons.

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 ...

Version 2.0 of the study will add bunny scent to the stuffed rabbits if motion and heat aren’t enough to fool the pythons.