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 has deployed a new weapon in the Everglades’ ongoing crusade against the invasive and prolifically deadly Burmese python: an army of robot rabbits. Stanberry claimed $10,000, FWC’s top prize ...

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 ...

Earlier this year, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida passed an astonishing milesone: The nonprofit announced it had taken 20 tons of pythons out of the western Everglade – the rough equivalent of a ...

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 ...