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 ...

Subsequent studies revealed that pythons are drawn to live rabbits in pens with an average python attraction rate of about one python per week.

Subsequent studies revealed that pythons are drawn to live rabbits in pens with an average python attraction rate of about one python per week.

“The rabbits didn’t fare well,” said Robert McCleery, a UF professor of wildlife ecology and conservation who is leading the robot bunny study that launched this summer. Subsequent studies revealed ...