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 is rolling out a new program to help combat the rise of invasive pythons in the States.According to Independent News, Researchers from University of Florida, have teamed up in August 2025 ...

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

The robot rabbits, which cost about $4,000 each and are financed by the water district, are an experimental effort to lure the snakes out of hiding.

Wildlife officials in the Florida Everglades are flipping the script on predator versus prey with robotic rabbits. Watch this ...

Predation by pythons and other reptiles were distinctive since they eat the rabbits whole, and the transmitter would then be inside the snake or alligator.

The robot rabbits are remote-controlled, solar-powered and even have cameras which can look out for signs of movement that would show if a python is close by.

New research confirms that Burmese pythons, dumped in Everglades National Park in Florida and now reproducing, are wiping out the mammals that have historically populated the park, the Miami Herald ...

Burmese pythons like this one are responsible for the rapid decline of native mammals in the Florida Everglades National Park.

They look, move and smell like rabbits a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the invasive snakes out of their hiding spots.

Scientists sent out 30 marsh rabbits strapped with radio collars into a small corner of the vast and mysterious Florida Everglades. For several months, the rabbits thrived, even producing ...