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

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

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

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

Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to manage the population of invasive snakes.

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

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.