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 ...

There have been tests using near-infrared cameras for python detection, special traps designed, and pythons are tracked by the DNA they shed in water, with radio telemetry, and with dogs. Also, the ...

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 ...

If the experiment proves successful, an alert could go to a rapid response python elimination team or a nearby hunter.

Burmese pythons have terrorized the Florida Everglades for years. Scientists are hoping robotic bunnies will end the ...

The Burmese python, a non native species to Florida, was first recorded in the Sunshine State in the 1990s. Its exact ...

Burmese pythons, one of the world’s largest snakes, are also one of the most problematic invasive species in South Florida.

Scientists in Florida are using solar-powered, lifelike robot rabbits that mimic the movement, heat signature, and the scent of real rabbits in the ...

Researchers are now experimenting with animatronic, heat-generating rabbits that (they hope) can lure invasive pythons right ...

In the wild, wild world of Florida wildlife management, it’s come to this: robot rabbits versus invasive super-snakes. Yes, ...

It’s certainly an improvement for Florida’s bio-bunny population. Initially, the project – which (now) uses the robo-bunnies ...