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

The robot rabbits are remote-controlled, solar-powered and even have cameras which can look out for signs of movement that ...

Burmese pythons can swim, burrow and climb trees and they eat almost anything. Here's what to know about the invasive snake in Florida.

In 2023, a Florida woman captured video of a 10-foot alligator in the Everglades eating a Burmese python. In a 2023 USGS study, baby Burmese pythons were outfitted with radio transmitters.

Since the giant constrictors took hold in Florida in 2000, many previously common mammals have plummeted in number—and some, such as cottontail rabbits, may be totally gone from some areas. Also ...

Pythons also don’t restrict their diets, so the rate of rabbit consumption could reflect other mammals. After the 2012 findings, the debate over the snakes’ impact on the park heated up.

In September of 2012 they captured 95 marsh rabbits from nearby areas and put radio tags on them. Some of the tagged bunnies were released into the python-infested park, and others were released ...

Rabbit test: Burmese pythons eating Everglades mammals, paper says Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Mar 20, 2015 Mar 20, 2015 1 min to read ...