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.

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.

It’s the latest effort by the South Florida Water Management District to eliminate as many pythons are possible from the Everglades, where they are decimating native species.