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

Remote-controlled robot rabbits are being deployed to help tackle Florida’s invasive python problem. The Burmese python threatens the ecosystem of the Everglades by preying on wildlife ...

A water management district in Florida's Everglades is using robot rabbits to help monitor and remove its ever-growing population of the invasive Burmese python that has wreaked havoc on native ...

“The rabbits didn’t fare well,” said Robert McCleery, a UF professor of wildlife ecology and conservation who's leading the robot ... python removal projects, including the robo-bunny experiment.

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.

Remote-controlled robot rabbits are being used to help solve Florida’s python problem - The Burmese python threatens the ecosystem of the Everglades by preying on wildlife, including wading ...