Officials estimate that pythons have killed 95% of small mammals as well as thousands of birds in Everglades National Park ...

Pythons are not native to Florida, but have become established by escaping from homes or by people releasing them when they become overgrown pets.

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.

Burmese pythons are not native to Florida’s wetlands. Their population surged in the 1990s after the exotic pet trade and a reptile facility collapse during Hurricane Andrew.

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.