Robotic rabbits are deployed in Florida python hot spots to fight snake explosion

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.

Florida family follows python tracks over tire marks, then wrestles 202-pound giant from brush

Florida has spent decades trying to reduce python numbers through organized removal programs, public hunts, and contractor ...

'It's an unsettling feat': How Florida's invasive python kills its prey

Burmese pythons in Florida are devouring animals as small as rabbits and as big as deer and alligators. How they do it is fascinating and unsettling.

Florida biologists use scout pythons to remove a record 8,080 pounds of invasive snakes

The latest python season ended with a new record number of catches for Florida wildlife biologists, in part, due to the use ...

Win $10,000 for hunting giant Burmese pythons: Inside Florida's unusual annual snake hunt

A giant snake once kept as an exotic pet can become a serious ecological problem when it enters the wrong environment. In the ...
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Robotic rabbits are deployed in South Florida python hot spots to fight snake explosion

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 ...