Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to ...

Robot rabbits are the latest effort by the South Florida Water Management District to eliminate as many pythons are possible ...

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

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.

The water district and University of Florida researchers deployed 120 robot rabbits this summer as an experiment.

Florida's New Strategy in the Burmese Python BattleIn the sprawling wetlands of Florida’s Everglades, an unlikely ally has ...

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 ...