Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to manage the population of invasive snakes.

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

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

Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to manage the population of invasive snakes.

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.

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