The Burmese python, a non native species to Florida, was first recorded in the Sunshine State in the 1990s. Its exact ...

Pythons can easily disappear. They blend into the vegetation, evade trail cameras, and often slip through even the most ...

The latest weapon in Florida to catch Burmese pythons is one you may not expect; a furry robot rabbit. Here are six things to ...

Burmese pythons, one of the world’s largest snakes, are also one of the most problematic invasive species in South Florida.

Out in the Florida Everglades, scientists have turned to a surprising new weapon in the battle against invasive Burmese ...

Burmese pythons have terrorized the Florida Everglades for years. Scientists are hoping robotic bunnies will end the ...

The robotic bunny project adds to this python removal momentum and gives conservationists hope that the invasive species can ...

Scientists in Florida are using solar-powered, lifelike robot rabbits that mimic the movement, heat signature, and the scent of real rabbits in the ...

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.

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

The latest weapon in their arsenal is one you may not expect; a furry robot bunny. Here are six things to know about them. Who created the robot bunny as lure for Burmese pythons? Robert McCleery, a ...

The Burmese Pythons are spreading across the swamps of southern Florida munching on native wildlife and depriving local ...