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.

A water management district in Florida's Everglades is using robot rabbits to help monitor and remove its ever-growing population of the invasive Burmese python that has wreaked havoc on native ...

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 robot rabbits, which cost about $4,000 each and are financed by the water district, are an experimental effort to lure the snakes out of hiding.

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

How do the robot rabbits work? The researchers took toy rabbits and replaced their stuffing with motors that mimic the movements of a live rabbit.

Trending News: Florida scientists are using robotic rabbits to lure invasive Burmese pythons out of hiding. Designed to mimic real prey with heat, motion, and scent, ...

Battling to control the population of Burmese pythons, authorities in Florida have turned to robot rabbits for help.

The scientists are hoping that the robo-bunnies will be as effective as the live rabbits that they've used in the past to combat invasive snakes, since the robot bunnies are easier to take care of ...

A team dedicated to controlling populations of invasive Burmese pythons in Florida has deployed another unique method to find the elusive predators: robotic rabbits.