They look, move and smell like rabbits a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the invasive snakes out of their hiding spots.

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.

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive snakes out of their ...

Florida officials have taken a creative approach to trapping invasive Burmese pythons by using dozens of robotic rabbits to lure in the reptiles.