Learn about the Burmese python problem in South Florida, and about an innovative initiative that relies on robotic rabbits ...

Federal and state programs contract with members of the public to become paid python hunters and combat the invasive snakes ...

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, including ...

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 ...

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 that have wreaked havoc on ...

Florida faces a growing problem with Burmese pythons, as more than 23,000 of these non-native snakes have been removed from the state since 2000, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

Burmese pythons have been a persistent problem in Florida for years, significantly disrupting the local ecosystem. These invasive snakes have few natural predators, allowing their population to grow ...

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 ...

The robo-bunnies are modeled after marsh rabbits (pictured), which are one of the favorite prey items for Burmese pythons. Florida’s Burmese python problem isn’t going away anytime soon. The ...