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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.
Florida’s Burmese python problem isn’t going away anytime soon. The researchers, snake trackers, and other conservationists working to remove the giant snakes will be the first to tell you that ...
Battling to control the population of Burmese pythons, authorities in Florida have turned to robot rabbits for help.
A team dedicated to controlling populations of invasive Burmese pythons in Florida has deployed another unique method to find the elusive predators: robotic rabbits.
Night of the Robbits! A water management district in Florida’s Everglades is using robot rabbits to help monitor and eventually eliminate its ever-growing population of invasive Burmese pythons ...
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 ...
Scattered in python hot spots among the cypress and sawgrass of South Florida is the state’s newest weapon in its arsenal to battle the invasive serpent, a mechanical lure meant to entice the ...
The Burmese python, a non native species to Florida, was first recorded in the Sunshine State in the 1990s. Its exact population size is unclear.