Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to ...

Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to ...

It's the latest effort by officials to eliminate as many pythons as possible from the Everglades, where they are decimating ...

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 snakes.

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

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

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

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

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 Florida.

MEVITA's design makes it both sturdy and easy to build by using a minimal number of parts that can all be found and bought online.