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Florida Just Deployed 40 Robot Bunnies to Trick the Worst Predator in the Everglades

Researchers are now experimenting with animatronic, heat-generating rabbits that (they hope) can lure invasive pythons right ...
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"Robo-Bunnies" Are Florida's Newest Weapon Against Python Invaders

How do you stop an invasive species from taking over an ecosystem and decimating the local species that live there? Well, if ...

Robot rabbits: 6 things to know on bunnies used to catch Burmese pythons in Florida

If the experiment proves successful, an alert could go to a rapid response python elimination team or a nearby hunter.
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Meet the robo-bunny: This tiny, furry robot is taking on invasive pythons in Florida

Burmese pythons have terrorized the Florida Everglades for years. Scientists are hoping robotic bunnies will end the ...
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Experts deploy robot bunnies to lure snakes taking over the Everglades: 'It could be a bit of a game changer'

They are keeping the robots' locations quiet so that people don't tamper with them. Experts deploy robot bunnies to lure ...

Robotic rabbits are helping to remove invasive Burmese pythons from Florida's ecosystem

NO THANKSSS  A new, innovative technology is helping to combat invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. Here's how it works: ...

The Annual Python Hunting Challenge That Has Killed Thousands of Snakes Begins Again in Florida

The Florida Python Challenge is offering $25,000 in cash prizes for 2025 to participating hunters who capture and kill the ...
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Florida python challenge: Robot bunny weapon fights invasive snakes

The robots mimic the movements and body temperature of real rabbits, a favored prey of pythons. The project is funded by the South Florida Water Management District and builds upon previous ...