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 invasive snakes out of their ...

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 ...

Amid the wetlands of Florida’s Everglades, a surprising innovation is being used to tackle the Burmese python infestation: robotic rabbits. These highly realistic, remote-controlled devices, designed ...