Recent sightings and captures of invasive Burmese pythons at Florida homes were caught on video. Are they invading urban ...

Sightings and captures of invasive Burmese pythons at Florida homes were caught on video. Are they invading urban areas?

The water district and University of Florida researchers deployed 120 robot rabbits this summer as an experiment.

Robot rabbits are the latest effort by the South Florida Water Management District to eliminate as many pythons are possible ...

Florida officials deploy robot rabbits to control the invasive Burmese python population. Scientists from the South Florida ...

Wildlife officials in South Florida are testing a new tool in their battle against Burmese pythons: robotic rabbits.

Pythons are not native to Florida, but have become established by escaping from homes or by people releasing them when they become overgrown pets.

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

They look, move and smell like rabbits a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the invasive snakes out of their hiding spots.

FILE - A Burmese python is held during a safe capture demonstration on June 16, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File) FILE - A Burmese python is held during a safe capture demonstration on ...

Python Hunting Robot Rabbits This undated photo provided by the South Florida Water Management District shows a robotic rabbit in the Florida Everglades. Officials in Florida are experimenting with ...

The Florida Python Challenge allows the public to remove Burmese pythons from the Everglades... with cash prizes.