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Just when you thought you knew everything about one of Florida's least-favorite invasive species, a surprise emerges. Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant ...

The South Florida Water Management District and the University of Florida are deploying robot rabbits to combat the invasive Burmese python population in the Everglades. These solar-powered decoys ...

Robot Rabbits the Latest Tool in Florida Battle to Control Invasive Burmese Pythons in Everglades WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh ...

Miami-Dade firefighters discovered a Burmese python slithering through a shed outside a Miami-area home, and its capture was caught on video. Video released by the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue department ...

A ball python, also called the royal python, is a less troublesome cousin to the Burmese, and has been eating its way through the Everglades for decades. Ball pythons are native to west sub Saharan ...