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Florida Deploys Robot Rabbits to Lure Invasive Pythons

  • This month, researchers led by UF professor Robert McCleery released 40 solar-powered, remote-controlled robot bunnies in South Florida, ATTRIBUTION: YES- The Palm Beach Post.
  • With no natural predators, Burmese pythons introduced via the exotic pet trade in the 1970s, decimate Florida Everglades wildlife, illustrating severity.
  • Designed to mimic key prey cues, these decoys, with motors and heaters, attract pythons by replicating rabbit movement and body heat.
  • Trial data revealed that pythons respond to heat, movement, and scent cues, adding expert insight from Mike Kirkland, lead invasive animal biologist for the South Florida Water Management District.
  • They plan to expand use by next summer, with Mike Kirkland stating scent capabilities will soon be added to enhance detection efforts.
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Normally, Python's rabbits - in the Everglades in the U.S. state of Florida, however, the snakes now eat this preference as a disaster. To combat the overpopulation of Burmese python here, rabbits are now used as robots.

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Almost half a hundred robotic rabbits are willing to risk their lives for science, facing six-meter-long pythons.

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reptilesmagazine.com broke the news in on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
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