Terra Planet Earth on MSN

Why the python-gator clash in the Everglades keeps escalating instead of stabilizing

In the Everglades, python and gator conflict keeps rising as reproduction, spread, and hidden populations outpace control ...
AZ Animals on MSN

A routine hunt in the Everglades turned into a record-breaking python capture

Quick Take Securing the state’s second-heaviest python required enduring a violent 15-foot drag across an anthill. Finding a ...
Yahoo

Remote-controlled robot rabbits are being used to help solve Florida’s python problem

Remote-controlled robot rabbits are being deployed to help tackle Florida’s invasive python problem. The Burmese python threatens the ecosystem of the Everglades by preying on wildlife, including ...
NBC New York

Largest Florida Burmese Python Caught in Everglades

The biggest Burmese python ever caught in Florida — 17 feet, 7 inches long and 164½ pounds — was found in Everglades National Park, the University of Florida announced Monday. The snake was pregnant ...
WOKV

Robotic rabbits deployed against Everglades pythons

Miami, Fla — Florida wildlife experts are deploying 40 robotic rabbit decoys into the Everglades to help eradicate the Burmese python problem. The robo-bunnies are equipped with a heat signature and ...
WPBF

PYTHON BE GONE: New efforts to combat Florida's python problem

FORTUNATELY, NOBODY WAS INJURED. CONTROLLING THE PYTHON POPULATION HERE IN FLORIDA, GOVERNOR DESANTIS SPOKE IN STUART TODAY ABOUT SOME NEW ACTIONS THE STATE PLANS TO TAKE TO CONTROL THE GROWTH OF ...
USA Today

Meet the robo-bunny: This tiny, furry robot is taking on invasive pythons in Florida

Among the cypress and saw grass of South Florida, a new weapon in the state's fight to remove invasive pythons lurks, waiting to entice its prey. Yes, it's a mechanical rabbit. Just don’t call it the ...